Thierry Déau

Thierry Déau is the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Meridiam, a leading independent global investor and asset manager specialized in developing, financing and managing long-term public infrastructure projects.[1]

Thierry Déau
Born
Fort-de-France (Martinique)
Alma materEcole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées
OccupationChairman and Chief Executive Officer of Meridiam

Career

After graduating from France’s engineering school l'Ecole nationale des Ponts et Chaussées,[2] Déau began his career in Malaysia with the construction firm GTM International. He then joined France’s Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, where he held several positions within its investment and development subsidiary Egis Projects, from Project Manager in Manila, Philippines, then Director of Concession Projects in Paris to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of Egis in 2001.

During his tenure at Egis he headed up international operations for the Egis Group executive committee, served on its risk management committee and acted as Member and Chairman on the boards of several subsidiaries.[3]

In 2004, before founding Meridiam, Déau joined AECOM Technology as Director.

In 2005, Déau established Meridiam, with operational and financial support from AECOM Technology and the Crédit Agricole Group. He is currently Meridiam’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, as well as its main shareholder.[4]

In 2017, the world’s largest international operator of cruise ports, Global Ports Holding, appointed Déau to its board as it prepared for an expected listing on the London Stock Exchange.[5]

Other activities

In addition to his business activities, Déau is the chairman of the Long Term Infrastructure Investors Association in France.[6]

Since 2019, Déau has also been serving on the Transatlantic Task Force of the German Marshall Fund and the Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Schmidt-Stiftung (BKHS), co-chaired by Karen Donfried and Wolfgang Ischinger.[7]

Notes
  1. "Meridiam lance un fonds d'infrastructure en Afrique". Les Echos. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  2. "Thierry Déau finance les PPP avec Meridiam Infrastructure". L’Agefi. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  3. "Biography of Thierry Déau". World Bank. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  4. "Meridiam est le leader de l'investissement dans les infrastructures publiques". BFM Business. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  5. Robert Wright (March 29, 2017), Mandelson joins board of port operator ahead of expected IPO Financial Times.
  6. Swaha Pattanaik (October 9, 2018), Macron’s bridges to investors bypass voters Reuters.
  7. The German Marshall Fund and Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Schmidt-Stiftung Launch “Transatlantic Task Force” Setting Path Forward for U.S.-Europe Relations German Marshall Fund, press release of December 12, 2019.

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