A page is turned in this Friday at Michelin. In a general meeting, Clermont-Ferrand, the shareholders of the famous Bibendum should approve the appointment of Florent Menegaux, as the successor of Jean-Dominique Senard, president of the company. An estate without a surprise. It is in effect in February 2018 – there are more than a year – that Jean-Dominique Senard has unveiled the name of his successor, and the date of his departure, the general meeting of shareholders of may 2019.

tall, slender, speaking in a calm voice and asked, this is not the physical appearance that will mark the biggest shift between the new leader and his predecessor. Florent Menegaux, 57 years, knows the company he will now lead on the tip of the fingers: he started in 1997.

“The new management team, led by Florent Menegaux, has fully contributed to the development of this strategy in recent years.”

analysts at Oddo

He began by conducting an international career that has seen passing by the United Kingdom, the United States, Latin America and Africa-Middle East. A course which gives an international vision, …