Bernard André Deconinck

About Bernard André Deconinck

Bernard-André Deconinck is a historic figure in the ownership and governance of Tarkett, the French group specializing in floor coverings and sports surfaces. A graduate of École Centrale de Paris, he joined the group in 1969 as a methods engineer, marking the start of a long industrial career within the family business. From 1970 onward, he held a series of operational leadership roles across plants and divisions, before taking on broader responsibilities in key functions such as purchasing, capital investment, style, and research and development. This background gave him a full understanding of the industrial value chain, from shop-floor operations to product innovation. Over the years, Bernard-André Deconinck became a key reference point in Tarkett’s shareholder and governance ecosystem, and more broadly in the family control structure around the company. Tarkett’s reference documents indicate that he served on the management board of the former family holding company Société Investissement Familiale (SIF), and that since 2013 he has been chairman of the management board of SID (Société Investissement Deconinck), the family vehicle holding Tarkett shares. On the listed-company side, he has also served as a member and later an observer of Tarkett’s Supervisory Board, as well as a member of the Nomination, Compensation and Governance Committee in certain reporting periods. His role has therefore been less about day-to-day executive management and more about continuity, institutional memory, and ensuring alignment between the founding family, the supervisory bodies, and executive leadership. His most notable contribution lies in his ability to support Tarkett through major strategic transitions while preserving a long-term industrial perspective. The company has gone through several significant capital-structure milestones, including its 2013 listing and, more recently, the 2021 transaction that reinforced family control with the support of Wendel. In that context, Bernard-André Deconinck represents the continuity of the reference shareholder, governance discipline, and the industrial culture inherited from the group’s history. His career illustrates a style of leadership rooted in operational experience, management rigor, and family stewardship in support of a global listed company.