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Anne Lauvergeon is a graduate of the École normale supérieure and the École Nationale Supérieure des Mines. She holds an advanced degree in physics and chemistry. Lauvergeon was CEO of Areva from July 2001 to June 2011, and Chairman and CEO of Areva from June 1999 to July 2011.
In 1997, she worked at Alcatel as Senior Executive Vice President, member of the Executive Committee, in charge of international business and industrial holdings.
From 1995 to 1997 she was a partner of Lazard Frères & Cie.
Before that, from 1990 to 1995, she worked for the French President’s office, in charge of international economy and foreign trade missions in 1990, then as Deputy Chief of Staff and personal representative to the French President, in charge of the G7/G8 Summits’ from 1991.
Anne Lauvergeon began her career in 1983 in the steel industry, at Usinor, before working on nuclear and chemical safety issues in Europe at the French Atomic Energy Commission. Lauvergeon is a Doctor Honoris Causa of the Imperial College, London (2008), Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK 2011) and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Belgium (2012).