The Board of Directors
The Board of Directors' role is to define the Foundation's philanthropy objectives and to approve the annual budget.
The Board of Directors is responsible for setting the Foundation’s strategic priorities and approving the annual budget, in accordance with the Foundation's bylaws. The Board also approves scientific projects pertaining to air quality and respiratory diseases, as well as professional integration partnerships. It meets three times a year.
The Board of Directors is composed of five members from the Air Liquide group representing the founders, an employee representative for the Group, and three qualified non-company individuals from the fields of environmental protection, health and local development. They are appointed for a renewable two-year term.
Nassima Anin
General Manager, Air Liquide Egypt
Professor Pierre Carli
Head of the Anesthesia-Intensive Care Department of the Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades of Paris
Professor Pierre Carli is also the Medical Director of the SAMU (medical emergency service) of Paris.
French
Qualified external member in the healthcare field
Bénédicte Faivre-Tavignot
Affiliated Professor of Strategy and Enterprise Policy at HEC-Paris
Bénédicte Faivre-Tavignot is Executive Director of the Centre Society&Organizations (S&O) which manages the Movement for Social*Business Impact (formerly the "Social business / Companies and Poverty" Chair) of HEC-Paris.
French
Qualified external member in the local development field
François Jackow
Chief Executive Officer of Air Liquide
Member of the Executive Committee in charge of Europe Industries, Europe Healthcare and Africa/Middle East & India hubs, as well as the Healthcare business line and the Customer Experience program.
French
Armelle Levieux
Member of the Executive Committee in charge of Innovation, Electronics and H2
French
Patrice Levée
Member of the Central Works Council of Air Liquide SA
Mechanical and Materials Engineer, Paris-Saclay Research Center of Air Liquide
French
Clotilde Gilbert
Director of the association "Wake-up Café" and of the company "Quai Liberté"
Louis-François Richard
Chairman of the Air Liquide Foundation