The GTT Group announced the appointment of Jean-Baptiste Choimet to the position of Chief Executive Officer of GTT as of June 12, 2024. Jean-Baptiste Choimet is currently a member of GTT?s Executive committee and Managing Director of Elogen, a subsidiary of the Group specializing in design and manufacturing of electrolysers to produce green hydrogen. The decision taken, unanimously, by the Board of Directors of GTT is the culmination of a rigorous selection process, led by the Appointments and Remuneration Committee, chaired by Catherine Ronge. Jean-Baptiste Choimet joined the GTT group in 2020 and became Managing Director of Elogen, a subsidiary of the Group specializing in design and manufacturing of electrolysers to produce green hydrogen, in November of the same year, he began his career at EDF, where he contributed to the development of the Dunkirk LNG terminal project, before joining the Société Générale group to create the LNG trading desk. In 2012, he joined Technip, where he held commercial functions and worked on major LNG projects in Australia and Russia. In 2019, he joined the Bouygues Construction group, where he oversaw operations for the deployment of telecoms networks. Aged 42, Jean-Baptiste Choimet is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and the University of Cambridge (Advanced Chemical Engineering Practice).
Furthermore, so that GTT can continue to benefit from the experience and commitment of Philippe Berterottière to the success of the Group, the Board of Directors will renew the latter in his role as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the remaining period of his term of office as director.