Saint-Gobain, 1982-1986, chief operating officer
Upon recommendation from the Corps des Mines, Beffa joined Saint-Gobain in 1974 at the age of 33.
Jean-Louis Beffa, CEO of the glass and building-materials giant Groupe Saint-Gobain, oversaw the company's privatization in 1986.
1986-, chairman and chief executive officer.
Beffa's appointment as CEO of Saint-Gobain at the age of 45 made him one of the youngest people ever to attain such a high position in that country
Saint-Gobain grew under his direction into a group of some 1,200 different companies, and in the early 21st century it was one of the 100 largest industrial companies in the world and the world leader in building materials.
Jean-Louis Beffa was born in Nice in France.
In the early 1990s Saint-Gobain bought the North American abrasives and ceramics manufacturer Norton for FRF 11 billion; by 2004 it provided 20 percent of American households with insulation
Jean-Louis Beffa was born on August 11th, 1941.
Born: August 11, 1941
Born: August 11, 1941, in Nice, France.
Michel-Louis-Étienne Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angély died in 1819.
Michel-Louis-Étienne Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angély was born in 1761.