Henri Poupart-Lafarge


Henri Poupart-Lafarge is a French business executive and the current CEO of Alstom, a post which he has occupied since February 2016.

Career

Career in the public sector

After acquiring degrees from École polytechnique in 1988, École des ponts ParisTech, and MIT, Poupart-Lafarge went to work for the World Bank. In 1994, he joined the French Ministry for the Economy and Finance.

Career in the private sector

By 1998, Poupart-Lafarge became Alstom's Head of Investor Relations. Then, he became the Vice President of Distribution Finance.
Before occupying the position of Alstom's CEO, Poupart-Lafarge was successively Chief Financial Officer of Alstom and President of two sectors of the Alstom Group, Alstom Grid for one year, then Alstom Transport for five years.

Other activities