Bertrand Camus (born 9 February 1967) is a French business executive, CEO of the water and waste management company Suez since 14 May 2019.[1]
Bertrand Camus | |
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 Bertrand Camus in February 2019 | |
| Born | 9 February 1967 |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées |
| Occupation | CEO of Suez |
| Years active | 1991-present |
Biography
editBackground
editBertrand Camus graduated from the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées in 1991.[2]
Career
editBertrand Camus started his career working on financial projects at BNP Paribas, a position where he oversaw the construction of a water plant in Sydney, Australia.[3] Bertrand Camus joined Suez in 1994, managing international projects from the Paris office. In 1998, he became the director of business development in the Asia-Pacific region.[2]
He became COO of Aguas Argentinas in 2000, Director of Suez’ Internal Audit in 2006, and CEO of Suez North America in 2008,[4] where he led the first private equity investment in a U.S. municipal water system (Bayonne, N.J.) in December 2012.[5][6] In 2015, he was named Deputy CEO of Suez’ Water Europe and Water France divisions.[4] In June 2017, he inaugurated the world’s largest underground wastewater treatment plant in Marseille, France.[7]
In March 2018, he became Senior Executive VP for Suez in Africa, the Middle East, India, Asia and Australia.[4] In June 2018, he announced Suez’ move in China’s market of hazardous water treatments through a joint-venture with China Everbright International.[8]
CEO of Suez
editIn December 2018, Suez announced Bertrand Camus was appointed CEO of the group, nomination effective on 14 May 2019.[1] When he accessed to the position in May, he reshuffled Suez’ executive committee.[9] In June 2019, he was among 35 international CEOs to jointly launch the CEO Guide to Human Rights.[10] In october 2019, he introduced Suez' 2030 strategy plan focused on international development, industrial partnerships and technology, and data-driven environmental solutions.[11]
Awards
edit- 2015: Rose and John J. Cali Award for Business Leadership and Community Engagement[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "France's Suez appoints Bertrand Camus as CEO". Reuters. 2018-12-20. Archived from the original on 2019-08-10. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
- ^ a b Juárez, Belén (2018-12-29). "Un líder con capacidad de adaptación para Suez". Cinco Días (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-10.
- ^ Batallas, Tanya (2009-09-17). "United Water CEO discusses issues and what he thinks of Jersey". nj.com. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
- ^ a b c Team, S. W. M. (2019-05-16). "SUEZ Group: Bertrand Camus appoints new Executive Committee". Smart Water Magazine. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
- ^ Corkery, Michael (2013-04-22). "Private Equity Tries on the Hard Hat". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
- ^ Camus, Bertrand (2013-12-30). "United Water CEO: Private equity and the future of water". GreenBiz. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
- ^ "Marseille: New underground water basin protects Calanques National Park • Water News Europe". Water News Europe. 2017-06-09. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
- ^ David Stanway. "France's Suez looks to hazardous waste for China growth". U.S. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
- ^ "New SUEZ Group CEO Bertrand Camus Appoints Executive Committee". Pumps & Systems. 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
- ^ "Over 30 CEOs call for business action on human rights". World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Retrieved 2019-08-10.
- ^ "Utility Suez targets international growth and industrial customers". Reuters. 2019-10-02. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ^ "Scholarship Dinner Raises Record-Setting $538,000 - Montclair State University". www.montclair.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-10.