Dr. Françoise de Viron
Director
Vice-Chair of the Board
First appointed in 2023
End of term in 2027
Dr. Françoise de Viron, 71, has served as a Director, Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Environmental, Safety and Social Committee since December 2023. Prior to this, Dr. de Viron served as Director at Solvay from 2013 to 2023. Dr. de Viron is a regarded academic leader and has extensive experience in innovation and R&D management, organizational learning, knowledge strategy and qualitative research.
She is a Professor Emeritus at the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences and Louvain School of Management at UCLouvain in Belgium where she has been an Academic Member of various groups. Dr. de Viron previously also served as Director (2014-2019) and president of AISBL EUCEN – the European Universities Continuing Education Network. Prior to her university position, from 1985 to 2000, she was leading the development of Artificial Intelligence applications in the Energy Sector at Tractebel SA. (now Tractebel-Engie).
Member of:
- the Talent and Remuneration Committee
- the Nomination and Governance Committee
- the Strategy & Investment Committee
- the Environmental, Safety and Social Committee