Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> February 12, 2001

Emmanuel Viellard – Gfi Industries Sa

EMMANUEL VIELLARD is the Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GFI Industries. After nine years spent at Arthur Andersen (Paris Office) in corporate finance and financial consulting, Mr Viellard joined GFI Industries in 1995, as Financial controller of the Group. Mr Viellard was the CEO of Blanc Aero Technologies (start-up in the high tech industry), and CEO of Blanc Aero Industries (Aerospace Europe). Profile
TWST: Let's begin with a quick corporate profile of the core businesses

of GFI.

Mr. Viellard: GFI Industries is a company which is unique in Europe, it

is leader of its market, and specialises