 He then served as Corporate Vice President of Saint-Gobain Corp. (USA) and Managing Director of Norton Abrasives Europe from 1992 to 1996, President of the worldwide Abrasives Division and Chairman and CEO of Norton SA from 1996 to 2000, General Delegate for the United Kingdom and Ireland and Chief Executive of Meyer International from 2000 to 2003, and Senior Vice-President of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain in charge of the Building Distribution Sector from 2003 to 2005.He became Chairman of BPB in 2005.He served as Chief Operating Officer from 2005 to 2007, Director since 2006, and Chief Executive Officer of Saint-Gobain since 2007.