CEO, EDF Renewables

Biography

Born in Paris in 1972, Bruno Bensasson studied engineering at the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole des Mines in Paris. He began his professional career in 1998 at the Autorité de Sureté Nucléaire (the French Nuclear Safety Authority) as regional manager (Lower and Upper Normandy) then as the CEO’s Chief of Staff. Between 2004 and 2006 he held the position of technical advisor responsible for the environment, new energies and nuclear energy at the Ministry of Industry, and then advisor to the President of France responsible for industry, the environment and transport.

He joined SUEZ in 2007 as Director of economic studies in the Development and Strategy Department. In 2011, he joined the Executive Committee of GDF SUEZ as Director of strategy and sustainable development. He was appointed CEO of GDF SUEZ Energie France at the beginning of 2013 before becoming Executive Vice President in charge of the development and production of renewable energy at GDF SUEZ Energie Europe in July 2014. In 2016 he became CEO of Engie Africa.

In April 2018, he joined EDF as a Senior Group Executive Vice-President responsible for renewable energies and Chief Executive Officer of EDF Energies Nouvelles.