Xavier Houot
Senior Vice President Group Environment, Safety, Real Estate, Schneider Electric
Biography
Xavier Houot is Schneider Electric SVP Group Safety, Environment, Real Estate functions.
His ‘Environment’ role encompasses Energy & CO2 strategies and programs for the Group, amongst which 2020 Environmental Strategy, the 100% renewable electricity strategy and membership to RE100, as well as the CO2 neutrality ambition for 2030.
Xavier first worked 25 years in the consulting industry, of which a Partner with PwC, EY, BearingPoint, then joined Schneider Electric 4 years ago.
His experience includes marketing and growth strategies design – with a strong ‘Green for Growth’ focus over last 15 years – and was gained internationally -of which 4 years in India- serving large Companies in their Sustainability transformations, leading Clean Development Mechanism projects and Carbon strategies definition.
