Benoît Potier
Benoît Potier was appointed a Non-Executive Director of Unilever PLC with effect from 1 January 2025. He is a member of Unilever’s Audit Committee and Corporate Responsibility Committee.
Non-Executive Director
Benoît has a wealth of experience across the industrials and consumer goods sectors, having held executive and non-executive positions at several major global businesses.
Between 2001 and 2022, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Air Liquide, a multinational industrials company headquartered in Paris and was appointed as Chairman of the Board in 2006, a position he continues to hold. In addition, he currently also serves as a Non-Executive Director on the Siemens AG Supervisory Board.
Previously Benoît was a Non-Executive Director at Danone from 2003 to 2021, and a Non-Executive Director on the Supervisory Board of Michelin from 2003 to 2013.
History
- 2025: Non-Executive Director of Unilever PLC and a member of Unilever’s Audit Committee and Corporate Responsibility Committee
- 2018: Non-Executive Director on the Supervisory Board of Siemens AG
- 2006: Chairman of the Board of Air Liquide
- 2003 — 2021: Non-Executive Director of Danone
- 2003 — 2013: Non-Executive Director on the Supervisory Board of Michelin
- 2001 — 2022: Chief Executive Officer of Air Liquide