Air Liquide is embarking on a new phase of transformation aligned with its ADVANCE strategic plan for 2025, aiming to capitalize on enhanced performance goals and a surge in investment opportunities. This initiative, effective September 1, 2024, aims to foster agility, streamline operations, and optimize efficiency to meet evolving market demands.
François Jackow, CEO of Air Liquide Group, emphasized:
“Our robust business model and successful ADVANCE strategic plan have positioned us well for the future. With a record number of projects ahead, seizing emerging growth opportunities is pivotal. This transformation underscores our commitment to simplifying our internal organization, enhancing agility, accelerating decision-making, and leveraging our scale to maintain a competitive edge. We are dedicated to unlocking our full potential to meet future challenges effectively.”
Key highlights of the organizational changes include:
- Simplified Organizational Structure: Air Liquide will streamline its matrix organization by reducing layers and adopting a more straightforward structure focused on direct interactions between Operations and Functions.
- Creation of Group Industrial Direction: A unified worldwide Group Industrial Direction will optimize industrial processes, ensuring the highest standards of safety, quality, reliability, and efficiency across global operations.
- Governance Adjustments: Effective September 1st, adjustments in the Executive Committee will enhance leadership alignment:
- Emilie Mouren-Renouard, Group Vice President, will oversee all clusters in Europe and Africa Middle East India directly.
- Armelle Levieux, Group Vice President Innovation and Technology, will expand her role to include supervision of Engineering and Construction.
- Pascal Vinet, Executive Group Vice President, will lead the newly established Group Industrial Direction, in addition to his current responsibilities overseeing Group Safety and the Industrial Merchant Business Line.
- Michael J. Graff, Executive Group Vice President, retired at the end of June 2024, acknowledged for his significant contributions.
François Jackow concluded:
“I extend my gratitude to Mike Graff for his substantial contributions, particularly in the Americas. With this simplified structure, we are confident in our ability to enhance customer and patient service and further engage our teams. Together, we will continue positioning Air Liquide for sustained growth, seizing opportunities, and meeting the evolving needs of our stakeholders.”
This transformation program underscores Air Liquide’s commitment to operational excellence and readiness to navigate future challenges with agility and resilience.
