Mestrallet
was born in Paris,
France on April 1, 1949. He went to the top schools in France. He is a graduate
of Ecole Polytechniqe and Ecole National d’Administration. Like many top executives early on in his
career he worked in the government sector. He was connected with ENA (Ecole
Nationale d’Administration) from 1973 to 1976. Mestrallet also worked in the Transportation Ministry from 1982 to
1984 and in the Ministry of Finance and Economy.
He
began working as a project manager at Campagnie Financiére de SUEZ in 1984.
Then he started his climb through the ranks. He was promoted to Executive
Vice-President for industrial affairs in 1986. By 1995 he was appointed
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Compagnie de SUEZ. He became Chairman of the Management Board of
SUEZ Lyonnaise des Eaux in June 1997.
Then on May 4, 2001 Mastrallet was appointed Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of SUEZ. He held this position until July 22, 2008 when SUEZ
merged with Gaz de France upon which he became the Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of GDF SUEZ.
The
company that Mestrallet leads is among the largest in the world. It is into
natural gas, electricity and services.
The company has 217,550 employees in 70 countries. It boasts of having 1,100 researchers and
experts. GDF SUEZ also intends to have
100,000 new hires from 2012 to 2015.
GDF-SUEZ
had revenues of €90.7 billion in 2011. It is the number one independent power
producer (IIP) in the world and also the leading producer of non-nuclear
electricity in the world. In terms of
natural gas it is has the largest natural gas transport and distribution
network in Europe.
GDF-SUEZ
is the number 2 supplier
of environment services in the world and provides 91 million individuals with
drinking water.
Mestrallet
has made it to the top of one of the largest companies in the world. 
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