Laurent Tellier

About Laurent Tellier

Laurent Tellier is a French industrial executive known for his international career in chemicals and specialty materials. He graduated from École Polytechnique and École des Ponts ParisTech, two of France’s leading engineering schools. He spent more than 20 years at Saint-Gobain, where he built a broad and international profile across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. This exposure gave him strong experience in managing complex industrial operations, adapting to multicultural environments, and responding to customer and market needs across multiple regions. Before joining Arkema, Tellier had been Chief Executive Officer of Saint-Gobain Surface Solutions since 2019. Over the course of his Saint-Gobain career, he managed a wide range of businesses, from upstream industrial activities to more consumer-facing operations, including ceramics, abrasives, composite systems, and surface solutions. This varied background helped him develop expertise in operational leadership, business transformation, commercial development, and innovation-driven growth. In February 2023, Laurent Tellier joined Arkema as Senior Vice President of Performance Additives and as a member of the company’s Executive Committee. Arkema highlighted his ability to transform mature businesses and successfully develop faster-growing activities, along with his experience in customer partnerships and his strong interest in innovation. In that role, he contributed to Arkema’s broader strategy as the group strengthened its position in specialty materials, focusing on performance, differentiated technologies, and value creation in demanding industrial markets. In 2024, Arkema announced an executive committee reshuffle and named a successor for the Performance Additives role, indicating that Tellier had stepped away from that operational responsibility. Overall, Tellier’s profile reflects that of a senior executive combining academic excellence, global industrial experience, and a strong track record in business development and transformation. His career is marked by leadership in mature industrial segments, the ability to drive change, and a consistent focus on innovation, customer collaboration, and profitable growth.