Gilles Schnepp

Gilles Schnepp, (born in Lyon, France, on 16 October 1958) is a French corporate senior executive. He is married to Ms Blandine Favre-Gilly (attorney at law) and has three children: Paul, Adrien and Marie.^[1] He has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Legrand Group since 17 March 2006.

1 Career
2 Income
3 Other functions and directorships
4 Honours
5 Miscellaneous
6 Notes and references

Career

Having graduated from the Ecole des hautes études commerciales (HEC) business school in Paris in 1981 , Gilles Schnepp began his career in 1983 at Merrill Lynch France.^[2]
He moved from the world of finance to industry in 1989 by joining Legrand.
Having served, among other responsibilities, as deputy Chief Financial Officer and later as CFO, he became Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Legrand in 2004, succeeding François Grappotte.^[3]
In 2006, he took on the role of Chairman and CEO.

Income

In 2009, Gilles Schnepp's income of one million euros was ranked 75th among the main French senior executives.^[4]

Other functions and directorships

Gilles Schnepp has been a member, representing Wendel, of the Board of Directors of Saint-Gobain since June 2009.^[5]
He is a member of the Executive Committee of GIMELEC,^[6] and of the Board of Directors of PROMOTELEC.^[7]

Honours

In 2007, Gilles Schnepp was awarded France's Legion of Honour, receiving the title of Chevalier de la légion d’honneur.^[8]

Miscellaneous

Gilles Schnepp enjoys tennis, and takes an interest in antiques and decoration.