Frédéric SANCHEZChairman & Chief Executive Officer - Fives and President - CCI France International & MEDEF International
Frédéric SANCHEZ
- Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Fives
- President of the Alliance Industrie du Futur and the S.I.F branch (Solutions Industrie du Futur)
- President of CCI France International
- Within MEDEF (French Business Confederation):
- President of MEDEF International
- President of the France-Japan Council of Entrepreneurs at MEDEF International
- President of the France-United Arab Emirates Council of Entrepreneurs at MEDEF International
- Member of the Supervisory Board of STMicroelectronics and Thea Holding
- Bureau Veritas & Orange Administrator
Frédéric Sanchez was born in 1960 & graduated from HEC Business School (1983), as well as Sciences-Po Paris (1985). He also holds a Master’s degree in Economics from Université Paris-Dauphine (1984).
He started his career in 1985 with Renault in Mexico, then in the U.S.A. In 1987, he became a Mission Manager at Ernst & Young.
In 1990 he joined Fives-Lille group, in which he held various positions before being appointed Chief Financial officer in 1994 and becoming Chief Executive Officer in 1997, and Chairman of the Executive board in 2002.
In 2018, Fives – as the « Compagnie de Fives-Lille » was renamed in 2007 - became a Simplified Joint-Stock Company (Société par Actions Simplifiée - SAS) chaired by Frédéric Sanchez, Chairman and CEO, supported by a Deputy Chief Executive Officer as well as a Supervisory Committee.
Under his leadership, Fives accelerated its development by strengthening its geographical footprint and its portfolio through major acquisitions and the opening of regional offices in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Since 2002, Group sales tripled.
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About Fives
An industrial engineering group with multi-sector expertise
Fives designs and manufactures machines, process equipment and production lines for the world’s largest industrial groups. The Group supports its customers throughout the life of their equipment, from design to renewal, including supply, installation, commissioning, and maintenance.
Fives, your partner for a more efficient and sustainable industry
From the first railway lines to the Eiffel Tower lifts and factory 4.0, for over 200 years Fives has been designing the disruptive solutions and technologies that make up industry. As a pioneer of decarbonization and digitalization, Fives is always one innovation ahead thanks to its ability to anticipate customer needs. By responding to the specifications of each market locally, Fives combines economic and environment performance in 25 countries thanks to its 9,200 employees.