Olivier BlumGroup Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer at Schneider Electric

As Group Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer at Schneider Electric, Olivier leads the development of Corporate Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Sustainability and Quality.

Olivier has been a member of the Executive Committee since 2014 and prior to his current position, Olivier led Schneider’s People Strategy as Chief Human Resources Officer between 2014 and 2020.

Olivier began his career at Schneider Electric in 1993 in his home country of France. He has been living and working in Asia for the last two decades, where he has held leadership positions as the Regional Head of Strategy for China and the Regional Managing Director for India, before taking on the global role of Executive Vice President for the Home & Distribution Division based in Hong Kong.

Olivier has been a Non-Executive Director on both AVEVA Group PLC (as Remuneration Committee member) and Delta Dore Boards since 2020.

In 2019, Olivier received France’s Chief Human Resources Officer of the Year Award from Cadremploi, Morgan Phillips Hudson, Le Figaro Décideurs and Fyte, in recognition of how he transformed Schneider’s leadership and culture at a global scale.

Olivier graduated from Grenoble Business School (GEM), France.