Deputy CEO Ana Giros has left French water and environment giant Suez just four months into the life of the 'new' company, GWI learned this month. Giros headed Suez's remaining international operations as one of two deputy CEOs under chief executive Sabrina Sous-san after a smaller, privately-held Suez was spun off by Veolia, which acquired the rest of the group earlier this year. Giros's exit comes as Suez undertakes a major strategic rethink following the loss of most of the group's international revenue to rival Veolia. Although GWI heard conflicting accounts of who initiated the move, it appears Giros had intended to bow out after helping Suez transition to its new status during the first hundred days. The move underlines one of the questions Suez is expected to answer when it unveils its new strategic plan in September: whether to concentrate on developing its strength in the domestic French market, or focus the group's energy on regaining lost ground abroad.
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