Babcock Wanson Group names Geoffroy Durandet as its new CEO
About the role
Babcock Wanson Group is entering a new chapter in its growth journey, appointing Geoffroy Durandet as its new Chief Executive Officer. This appointment reflects the group’s determination to accelerate the execution of its strategy and embark on a decisive new phase of development.
Geoffroy brings deep expertise in managing European industrial and services businesses, a proven track record as a leader, and a recognized ability to steer complex organizations through sustained periods of growth and transformation. After an early career in the energy industry with Engie and in management consulting with McKinsey & Company, Geoffroy spent over a decade with United Technologies in leadership positions, notably as CEO of Otis France. He subsequently joined Wittur, an industrial portfolio company of Bain Capital, as CEO Europe. Most recently, Geoffroy was Partner and Operating Partner with Montagu Private Equity, working closely with management teams on the transformation and growth acceleration of portfolio companies.
His arrival is driven by a clear ambition: to give fresh momentum to the group’s transformation towards electrification and decarbonization solutions for customers—a structuring pillar of its long-term trajectory—and to bring teams together within a unified and complementary European group, strengthening Babcock Wanson Group’s offering in solutions and services for the benefit of customers.
This change reflects the group’s ambition for the future and rests on unwavering confidence in its teams, values, and customers. The Board thanks Anne Brifault for her services as interim CEO over the past few months.
Jerome Losson, Partner at Ambienta sgr and Chair of Babcock Wanson’s Supervisory Board, commented: “Geoffroy is a world-class leader, who will bring to the Group a distinctive blend of vision and experience, and we are delighted to welcome him to the role. Babcock Wanson’s legacy of sustainable innovation, the quality of its customer relationships, and the commitment of its employees across Europe will help drive the growth of this unique industrial champion.”