Diane Galbe has been a member of the Acea Board of Directors since 11 December 2019.
She was recently appointed deputy general manager at Suez with responsibility for the global Smart & Environmental Solutions Business Unit. She continues in her position as Head of Group Strategy and the "Shaping SUEZ 2030" Transformation Plan and has also joined the Suez Group Executive Committee.
The new Smart & Environmental Solutions Business Unit aims to accelerate the development and worldwide dissemination of decentralised digital solutions, solutions based on environmental performance and quality. Smart City, smart agriculture, climate and air.
Diane Galbe, who obtained a Degree in Business Law from the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas and previously worked as a lawyer with the Bredin Prat law firm, joined the SUEZ group in 2007, where she held various responsibilities both at the head office departments in Paris and with the Asia Business Unit based in Hong Kong.
In 2013 she was appointed as Chief of Staff supporting the Group’s Chief Executive Officer.
In January 2017 she became Director of Finance and Strategy for the Italy, Central and Eastern Europe Business Unit and General Manager of the Group’s Soil Depollution and Industrial Decommissioning operations.