Veolia Water Technologies Welcomes New Development Director for China Industrial

Singapore, December 9, 2014:- Veolia Water Technologies today announces the appointment of Florent PUYBARET as Development Director for China Industrial Solutions. Florent’s top priority will be to develop Veolia’s business opportunities in China as the country strengthens its domestic environmental policy.

 

On his new appointment, Florent shared, “As a leading global water solutions provider, Veolia is adaptive and responsive to new environmental requirements in China. Veolia has a strong legacy in sustainability that is well-recognized across various industries, and I am keen to help companies meet their corporate ‘green’ agenda with Veolia’s state-of-the-art solutions portfolio, as sustainability measures continue to gain importance in the country.”

 

James Peng, Solutions Director at Veolia, said, “Florent’s deep knowledge about the Chinese market makes him a valuable addition to the Veolia team. With green business practices gaining momentum in China, Veolia is delighted to welcome Florent to help market and reinforce the company’s solutions for innovative sustainable water and wastewater management.”

 

Florent holds a Bachelor’s Degree in International Management from Abertay University in the UK, two Masters of Science in International Management from universities in Italy and France, and a Master in Business Administration from the East China University of Science and Technology.

 

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Veolia is the global leader in optimized resource management. With over 200,000 employees* worldwide, the company designs and provides water, waste and energy management solutions that contribute to the sustainable development of communities and industries. Through its three complementary business activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, preserve available resources, and to replenish them. Veolia Water Technologies specializes in technological solutions and design and build projects for water and wastewater treatment, serving industrial and municipal clients.

 

In 2013, Veolia supplied 94 million people with drinking water and 62 million people with wastewater service, produced 86 million megawatt hours of energy and converted 38 million metric tons of waste into new materials and energy. Veolia (Paris Euronext: VIE and NYSE: VE) recorded revenue of €22.3 billion* in 2013.

 

(*) Excluding Transdev employees and revenue currently under divestment