Christopher Guerin

Christopher Guerin

CEO of Nexans

Nexans•Courbevoie, Île-de-France, France

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Experience21+ Years
LevelLeadership

Executive Overview

53 years old | CEO | Author | Thought Leader on Essential Economy | Strategic Transformer Visionary and internationally recognized executive, I have led complex industrial and human transformations across Europe, Asia, and the US for over 15 years. My journey is one of purposeful leadership — grounded in performance, elevated by meaning. 🔁 From turnaround to transformation, At Nexans, I led a radical repositioning that multiplied financial performance by four, quintupled cash generation, and quadrupled market valuation — while accelerating our shift toward a sustainable, simplified and purpose-driven model. 📘 Author of Finding Our Way Again (Pour aller dans le bon sens), a book that resonated with thousands and helped shape a new strategic thinking: the E3 model — Économie Essentielle, Équité sociale, Écosystème Préservé — a compass for organizations navigating uncertainty. 🏛️ This model became the foundation of the Harvard Business School × HEC case study on Nexans: “Nexans: Orchestrating Sustainable Business Transformation” 🏅 Ranked 2nd Best CEO in Europe’s Capital Goods Sector (mid cap) -5 consecutive years (2021–2025) Voted by 1,741 investment professionals in the Extel–Institutional Investor rankings, for outstanding credibility, leadership, and clarity of communication. 🏆 Other Recognitions: • Ayming Business Award 2017, alongside Tony Blair • “Les Espoirs du Management” 2016, chaired by Henri de Castries (AXA) • Leaders of Human Capital 2016, for pioneering people-centric transformation 💡 I now advocate for a new leadership paradigm rooted in depth transformation , sustainability, and strategic simplicity — helping organizations not just grow, but grow with intention and purpose Let’s shape the future — not just more of the same, but more of what matters.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • NexansCurrent
    2009–Present· 17 yrs 9 mos
    • Chief Executive OfficerCurrent
      Jul 2018–Present
    • Senior Executive Vice President, Europe Activities and Telecom Market Worldwide, Management Board Member
      Oct 2014–2018
    • Executive Vice President, Industry Market Line - Nexans Group Executive Committee member
      Apr 2013–Sep 2014
    • Vice President Sales & Marketing Europe
      Sep 2011–Mar 2013
    • Managing Director Industry and Industrial projects
      2011–Sep 2011
    • Managing Director Industry Business
      2009–Dec 2010
  • 2005–Nov 2008· 3 yrs 10 mos
    • VP Industry Corporate
      2007–Nov 2008
    • Sales manager Europe Area
      2005–Dec 2007

Education

EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

International Executive Programme (IEP)

INSEAD

Finance for executives

INSEAD

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

COMMERCE

ESDE SUP

Leading finance

Harvard Business School Online

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Strategic LeadershipComplexity ManagementAnalyticsComplexity ReductionTeam LeadershipCompetitive IntelligenceManagementLeadership d’équipeCollaborative Problem SolvingStrategyPricingCost Reduction ImplementationBusiness StrategyProblem SolvingCreative Problem SolvingValue CreationStrategic ThinkingStrategieRésolution de problèmesCustomer Value Proposition