Florence FONTANIExecutive VP Strategy, Communications and ESR ENGIE in the Middle East, South and Central Asia and Turkey

Florence Fontani is the Executive Vice President Strategy, Communications and Environmental & Social Responsibility, Member of the Executive Committee for ENGIE in the Middle East, South & Central Asia & Turkey.

With a Master’s Degrees in Finance from Paris IX Dauphine, Florence started her career in the financial sector before moving to the energy sector in 1998, when she joined GDF SUEZ.

As a brand and marketing expert with an Advanced Studies degree in Communication & Marketing from CELSA and from HEC Paris, she very quickly moved to external communications to take the lead of the ENGIE Group Business & Marketing Communications & Group Audiovisual Communications.

In 2016, she took up her present role at ENGIE’s regional HQ in Dubai and she is member of the executive committee.  

Florence is a passionate advocate for women and sustainability issues in the global energy sector. She is a member of the board of French Business Group in Abu Dhabi, and the vice president of the French Club “Renewable Energies” in the Middle East. She has also been nominated French Trade Advisor to the UAE.