Francois Jackow

CEO · Air Liquide · company speakers →

François Jackow joined Air Liquide in 1993. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Group on June 1, 2022. He chairs the Executive Committee, which he joined in 2014. He is a member of the Air Liquide Group’s Board of Directors. François Jackow worked initially in the United States and the Netherlands in various positions in business development and marketing in Large Industries and in Engineering & Construction. In 2002, he was appointed Vice President of Innovation, overseeing Research & Development and Advanced Technologies for the Group. In 2007, he became President and Chief Executive Officer of Air Liquide Japan, based in Tokyo, before becoming Vice President of the Large Industries World Business Line in 2011. François Jackow joined the Executive Committee in 2014 as Group Vice President of Strategy. In this role, he oversaw the development of the strategic plan and was involved in the acquisition of Airgas in 2016. In 2019, he was appointed Executive Vice President, overseeing Europe Industries, Europe Healthcare and Africa / Middle East / India operations. Over time, the Innovation & Technologies and Digital & IT departments have also been added to his remit, along with the Customer Development department, which he created in 2014. Given that he also oversaw the Healthcare World Business Line, he was actively involved in the Group’s major response to Covid-19 worldwide. François Jackow was appointed the Group’s Chief Executive Officer on June 1, 2022. François Jackow holds degrees in science and management, having studied both in France and the United States. An alumni of the École Normale Supérieure Paris, he also holds a Master’s degree in chemistry from Harvard University in the United States and an MBA from the Collège des Ingénieurs.

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