Born on 26 September 1953 in Paris, France.
Graduate from Ecole Polytechnique and the Paris Ecole des Mines
Patrick Kron started his career in the French Ministry of Industry between 1979 and 1984 and then held various senior operational and financial positions within the Pechiney Group.
From 1984 to 1988, Patrick Kron held operational responsibilities in one of the Group’s most important factories in Greece before becoming manager of this Greek subsidiary.
Between 1988 and 1993, he occupied several senior operational and financial positions within Pechiney, first managing a group of activities in the processing of aluminium and eventually as President of the Electrometallurgy Division.
In 1993, he became a member of the Executive Committee of the Pechiney Group and was appointed Chairman of the Board of the Carbone Lorraine Company from 1993 to 1997.
From 1995 to 1997, he ran the Food and Health Care Packaging Sector of Pechiney and held the position of Chief Operating Officer of the American National Can Company in Chicago (USA).
From 1998 to 2002, Patrick Kron was Chief Executive Officer of Imerys before joining Alstom.
Appointed on 24 July 2001 as a Director in the ALSTOM Board, he has been Chief Executive Officer of Alstom since 1st January 2003 and Chairman & Chief Executive Officer since 11 March 2003.
