GF nominates Christopher Guerin for election to its Board of Directors
GF will propose the candidacy of Christopher Guerin to its Board of Directors at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting 2026.
Christopher Guerin (1972) is a French national with extensive international leadership experience in the global industrial and infrastructure sector. He served as Group Chief Executive Officer of Nexans from 2018 until October 2025, where he led a comprehensive transformation of the company, strengthening its strategic focus, operational performance, and sustainability profile.
Prior to becoming CEO, he held several senior management roles at Nexans, including responsibility for European operations and the telecom business, and earlier executive positions in industry and aerospace activities. He began his career with Alcatel Group and Linde Group.
Christopher Guerin currently serves as a Board member of Stäubli (Switzerland). He completed executive education programs at INSEAD and Harvard Business School.
Yves Serra, Chairman of the Board of Directors of GF, says: “Christopher brings deep expertise in leading large, international industrial organizations through complex transformations. His strong focus on strategy execution, performance, sustainability, and people, combined with his profound understanding of infrastructure and industrial markets, will be a valuable addition to our Board as GF consistently drives its strategy implementation.”
Together with the proposed election of Ton Büchner, the number of GF Board members will increase from seven to nine. The next Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of GF will take place on 15 April 2026 in the IWC Arena, Schaffhausen (Switzerland).
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GF nominates Christopher Guerin for election to its Board of Directors.
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With a rich history in industrial innovation since 1802, GF is actively reshaping itself to become the global leader in Flow Solutions for Buildings, Industry and Infrastructure. GF delivers Excellence in Flow through essential products and solutions that enable the safe and sustainable transport of fluids worldwide. As part of its strategic transformation, GF divested GF Machining Solutions on 30 June 2025 and GF Casting Solutions on 12 February 2026. GF is headquartered in Switzerland and present in 46 countries. GF generated sales of CHF 4’776 million in 2024. GF is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.
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