Webinar - French Chambers in Asia Roundtable - Regional CEO Outlook for the post-COVID World

CEOs in Asia, from construction and hospitality to finance and retail, will outline their vision for what comes next in the post-COVID era

Fully booked - Please contact Caroline to be on the waiting list (cdevillele@fccsingapore.com)

Business leaders in Asia will be some of the first in the world to map out a path to revitalisation in the post-COVID era.

With many countries in the region beginning to stabilise, CEOs must look to the future and seek out new opportunities while dealing with the realities of a heavily damaged global economy.

As part of a strong regional network, Presidents and Vice-Presidents of the French Chambers in Hong Kong, mainland China, Singapore, and South Korea will share their insights in this unique cross-border webinar:

• Mr Pascal Lambert - Group Country Head, Singapore and Head of South East Asia and India – Societe Generale, Singapore
• Mr Christophe Lauras - Senior Vice President Operations - Accor group, China
• Mr Christian Marcos, President & Executive Director L’Oréal, Korea
• Mr Pierre-Eric Saint-André - Chairman Dragages Hong Kong & CEO Asia Pacific Bouygues Bâtiment International, Hong-Kong

In their capacity as CEOs representing diverse sectors from construction and hospitality to finance and retail, they will outline the significant impacts on their industry and region while – most importantly – outlining their vision for what comes next.

The discussion will be followed by an interactive Q&A.

About the speakers

Mr Pascal Lambert - Group Country Head, Singapore and Head of South East Asia and India – Societe Generale, Singapore

Pascal Lambert took on the role of Group Country Head, Singapore and Head of South East Asia and India, when he moved to Singapore in September 2012.

Prior to that, he was the Regional Chief Operating Officer for Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking in the Asia Pacific, where he led the Global Business Services Group since January 2010.  He joined Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking in Hong Kong in June 2009 as Chief Operating Officer for Global Markets, Asia Pacific.

Prior to joining Societe Generale, Pascal spent most of his career at Bear Stearns as a Senior Managing Director and in various international assignments in Hong Kong, Dublin and London.  Pascal also spent a short period at JP Morgan Hong Kong. He started his career at Banque Indosuez, in Djibouti, Mumbai and Tokyo.

Pascal is a graduate of Ecole Superieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (ESSEC) with a specialisation in Finance.

Pascal, representing Societe Generale, has been elected as President of the French Chamber of Commerce in Singapore on 25 August 2017. He also serves as a Director of Passerelles numériques South East Asia and Conseillers du Commerce Extérieur Section de Singapour.

Mr Christophe Lauras - Senior Vice President Operations - Accor group, China

Christophe Lauras is the current President of the French Chamber of Commerce in China, an institution regrouping 1,700 companies across the country.

Christophe arrived in China in 2001 and is currently based in Shanghai where he occupies the function of Senior Vice President Operations for the Accor group in China.

Mr Christian Marcos, President & Executive Director L’Oréal, Korea

Christian Marcos has been President at L’Oréal Korea since August 12th, 2019.

Christian, a Spain national, joined L’Oreal in 2004 in Spain and served as General Manager of Biotherm, Yves Saint Laurent and Kiehl's after his career in FMCG industries. Recognized for his success contributing to the growth of business, increasing market share and improving profitability, he has served as General Manager of Lancôme Europe, and General Manager of Luxury Division in Latin America.

Christian has consistently achieved its goals over the past 15 years, working for L’Oréal Group in various areas of marketing, retail, and general management. In all his roles, he always established new standards and showed a refined approach. Through this, he was recognized as a game changing leader.

Mr Pierre-Eric Saint-André - Chairman Dragages Hong Kong & CEO Asia Pacific Bouygues Bâtiment International

Pierre-Eric Saint-André is equipped with all-rounded experience in finance, design, build and operate Infrastructure and Building businesses.  He has been working in a wide array of industries, spanning from construction and smart city to renewable energy and telecoms infrastructure.

Since 2017, Pierre-Eric is based in Hong Kong and heads the operations of Bouygues subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Myanmar. In 2018, Pierre-Eric notably managed the acquisition of AW Edwards, one of the few leading, family-owned construction and fit-out businesses in Sydney (New South Wales) to expand operations in Australia.

Before joining the Bouygues group, Pierre-Eric has co-founded 2 start-ups: the first one was Aspido a mobile internet service provider in the late 90’s and, then, Axione, current French leader for high-speed telecoms infrastructure sold to Bouygues Construction in 2006.