Frédéric Sanchez

Frédéric Sanchez

• Chairman & CEO, FIVES

Frédéric Sanchez was born in 1960 & graduated from HEC Business School (1983), as well as Sciences-Po Paris (1985). He also holds a Master’s degree in Economics from Université Paris-Dauphine (1984).

He started his career in 1985 with Renault in Mexico, then in the U.S.A. In 1987, he became a Mission Manager at Ernst & Young.

In 1990 he joined Fives-Lille group, in which he held various positions before being appointed Chief Financial officer in 1994 and becoming Chief Executive Officer in 1997, and Chairman of the Executive board in 2002.

In 2018, Fives – as the « Compagnie de Fives-Lille » was renamed in 2007 - became a Simplified Joint-Stock Company (Société par Actions Simplifiée - SAS) chaired by Frédéric Sanchez, Chairman and CEO, supported by a Deputy Chief Executive Officer as well as a Supervisory Committee.

Under his leadership, Fives accelerated its development by strengthening its geographical footprint and its portfolio through major acquisitions and the opening of regional offices in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Since 2002, Group sales tripled.