Estelle Brachlianoff takes on the challenge of ecological transition at Veolia

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Estelle Brachlianoff. JOEL SAGET/AFP

The new CEO takes office on Friday, July 1.

The symbol is strong. Arriving this Friday at Veolia headquarters in Aubervilliers near Paris, Estelle Brachlianoff will settle in the office occupied since 2017, the date of the inauguration of the new headquarters, by Antoine Frérot. She will officially take over the operational reins of the world’s leading environmental services group. It was on January 10, barely knowing the success of Veolia’s takeover bid over its great rival Suez, that Antoine Frérot, to almost everyone’s surprise, revealed his desire to hand over. The Board of Directors announced that it was handing over its position as Chief Executive Officer to Estelle Brachlianoff as of 1is July, while retaining his position as President.

A former student of the École polytechnique like Antoine Frérot, Estelle Brachlianoff had been a favorite for the succession of the leader for several years. After beginning her career in the civil service, she joined Veolia in 2005. She worked there in industrial cleaning, then waste…

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