Following the change in the mode of administration and Management of the Company on June 3, 2009, François Tardan (1952) was appointed Executive Officer. He is a graduate of the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC), the Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Paris and the Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA).

He began his career in 1980 as Civil Administrator at the French Ministry of Equipment and Organization of the Territory (Equipement de l’Aménagement du Territoire) in the French Economic and International Affairs Department (DAEI).

From 1985 to 1994, he was Development Director at Chantiers Modernes where he was responsible for acquisitions, in particular in energy management and environmental engineering sectors in France and the USA.

From 1995 to 1998, he was Chairman and CEO of Fondasol SA, an engineering and geotechnical consulting group.
François Tardan joined Bureau Veritas as Group Chief Financial Officer in 1998. He was appointed member of the Management Board in 2002 and then Executive Officer on June 3, 2009. He heads the Finance, Legal, Risks and Ethics, Internal Audit, Acquisitions Support and IT Systems departments.