Jacques Pommeraud, Director General for Africa and France of Bureau Veritas elected President of COPREC

Jacques POMMERAUD, Managing Director Africa, France and Government Services at Bureau Veritas, was elected President of the Confederation of Independent Third Party Prevention, Control and Inspection Bodies (COPREC).

Before joining Bureau Veritas in 2018, Jacques Pommeraud worked for SAP as Senior Vice-President Customer Success. He began his career in Strategy Consulting at McKinsey & Co, in Paris and Boston. In 2009, he joined Atos to take the lead in Lean and gradually extended his responsibilities until he was appointed CEO of Canopy Cloud, a joint venture between Atos, EMC2 and VMware. In 2014, he joined Salesforce Inc, as Senior Vice President & General Manager, Success Services, based in San Francisco, United States. Jacques Pommeraud, 44, holds a Master's degree in Engineering from the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (France) and holds an MBA from INSEAD.

Jacques POMMERAUD indicates : “I am honored to be elected President of COPREC and to have the confidence of my peers to represent our profession. The health crisis we are going through has particularly highlighted the importance of our laboratory testing, inspection and certification activities, which constitute an essential pillar for the health and safety of all French people. I salute the total commitment of all the players in our sector, who have enabled public authorities and economic players to take up the historic challenges we are facing. Today more than ever, we are working alongside businesses and institutions to support recovery and to support them in environmental and digital transitions or new consumption patterns. The expertise, agility and intensity of the efforts of the women and men who make up our collective have profoundly changed the way we look at our profession, a real channel of trust. "

About the sector:

Created in 1991, COPREC brings together third-party organizations that carry out Testing, Inspection and Certification activities. They contribute to the improvement of quality, safety and performance in all sectors (environment, health, industries, construction and infrastructure, communities, government services, loyalty, food, marine, automotive, etc.)
3 billion turnover (France) and 35.000 direct jobs
COPREC is made up of 40 members (leaders: Apave, Bureau Veritas, Dekra, Qualiconsult, Socotec, SGS) and 300 experts divided into 5 delegations: Equipment, Construction, Environment, Fire Safety, Certification