Nicolas Poirot

President & CEO Air Liquide (China) Holding Co., Ltd.

Nicolas Poirot was appointed as President & CEO of Air Liquide (China) Holding Co., Ltd. in August, 2019.
Before taking this position, Mr. Poirot was the Vice President of Air Liquide South West Europe, based in Paris, since March 2016, overseeing 150 sites in France, Italy, Spain and Portugal. 
From 2012 to 2016, he served as the Group Vice President of Strategic & Operations Control & Executive Committee Secretary, responsible for Group performance piloting, strategic planning, and investment.
Nicolas spent 10 years in Southeast Asia between 2002 and 2012, holding positions of increasing responsibilities, from Sales & Marketing Director in Indonesia to Southeast Asia regional role (based in Singapore) and country Manager of Vietnam, after working in Engineering from 1999 to 2002. He started his journey with Air Liquide as on-site operations manager in Southern Africa in 1995.
Nicolas holds a MSc Chem Engineering degree from Ecole des Mines de Paris, and took advanced Management Programmes in London Business School and Singapore Nanyang Technological University.
Nicolas is a French economic trade advisor (CCEF), board advisor of CAB CEIBS and president of the board of Association of International Chemical Manufacturers (AICM).