Governance and shareholding
Driven by a culture of performance, innovation and collaboration, our Executive Committee defines, hand in hand with the Board, and steers the Group’s strategy. It manages industrial resources and strives to promote the commitment and development of its talents, with the support of strong, visionary shareholders.
Our Executive Committee implements a global strategy of technological and industrial leadership, supported by our OneSymbio culture, which combines agility and efficiency to meet the challenges of an emerging hydrogen industry.
Philippe ROSIER serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Executive Committee of Symbio since September 1st, 2020. He is also member of the Board of Directors of Symbio since his joining the Group.
From 2015 to 2019, he served as President & CEO of Cerdia. A spin-off from Solvay into a LBO with Blackstone since June 2017, Cerdia is a specialty chemical company, leader in the transformation of cellulosic materials for use on different fiber or plastic markets. Prior to Cerdia, Philippe was Rhodia Energy’s President and then Solvay Energy's President, following Solvay’s acquisition of Rhodia group. Between 2002 and 2015, Philippe transformed the company, from its initial energy purchasing role into an international sustainable and profitable company providing worldwide energy management services and developing “climate care” solutions. He was also the founding President of Orbeo, a 50/50 joint venture with Société Générale dedicated to CO2 emission markets. In 2014/2015, he led, together with Solvay Sustainability Director, the task force preparing Solvay new Sustainability strategy.
Philippe Rosier has chaired for 5 years till end 2018 the Energy, Competitivity and Climate Committee of MEDEF, the French business confederation. He was the chairman of the Energy Committee of Business Europe, the European business confederation for 7 years. Since January 2009, he is a Member of the Economic Council for Sustainable Development, created by the French Government, with the objective to lay down the foundations of a new sustainable growth.
Philippe is a graduate from ESPCI (Physique et Chimie de Paris) and ENSPM (Ecole des Pétroles et Moteurs – IFP), and holds an MBA from Insead. He is an auditor from IHEST (Institut des Hautes Etudes pour la Science et la Technologie).
Gérémy Gourdol is Symbio Vice President for Finance and Risk, and member of the Executive Committee of the Group since February 2024. Ha was previously Symbio Accounting and Management Control Director from May 2023.
Gérémy has an extensive experience in financial auditing, accounting, and management control. He previously worked 7 years with the April Group, most recently as Internal Control and Auditing Director in 2022/2023. From 2007 to 2015, he worked with EY as Audit Manager.
Gérémy is an Engineering graduate from ECAM and holds a Master’s Degree in Technology and Innovation Management from EMLyon Business School.
Anne-Lise Grosmougin is Symbio Vice President for Operations, and member of the Executive Committee of the Group since October 2023. Her responsibilities span from Manufacturing, Supply Chain, EHS, Facility Management to After-Sales.
A French and American national, Anne-Lise has an extensive international experience in engineering, manufacturing, and industrial Operations, having previously worked as Senior Director Manufacturing at OTIS EMEA. She is an expert on the automotive industry with experience working for General Motors as well as the Detroit Diesel Corporation.
Anne-Lise is an Engineering graduate from INSA Lyon and the Wayne State University Graduate School.
Vincent Zwicky is Symbio Vice President in charge of Human Resources, Legal & IT, and member of the Executive Committee since June 2023.
Vincent is a seasoned HR executive with over 20 years of practice at global, multi-culture organizations and countries. He has built up a wealth of experience from Talent and Performance development, international leadership in large matrix structures, to Change Management at Organizational and Culture levels, including in the context of major M&A transactions. He has been exposed to the Industrial sector (e.g. Automotive’s FIAT and CNH Industrial; Electric Solutions), as well as the Service sector, namely in Insurance & Finance and in Telecom where Vincent specifically accompanied a start-up that enjoyed hyper growth.
Vincent has a Marketing and Administration graduate from MPM Geneva starting with an Economic bachelor in Switzerland following with a high education program in Human Resources and Strategy.
The experience and industrial strength of our 3 shareholders, Michelin, Forvia and Stellantis, help accelerate our transformation and make Symbio a leader in the field of zero-emission hydrogen solutions.
