Thierry Déau

Thierry Déau is the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Meridiam, a leading independent global investor and asset manager specialized in developing, financing and managing long-term public infrastructure projects.[1] In 2023, Challenges magazine estimated his professional fortune at €550 million, placing him 240th among France's 500 richest people. Between 2018 and 2023, his fortune will jump by almost 34% per year, from 125 million to 550 million.

Thierry Déau
Born
Fort-de-France (Martinique)
Alma materEcole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées
Occupation(s)Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Meridiam

Career

After graduating from France’s engineering school l'Ecole nationale des Ponts et Chaussées,[2] Déau began his career in Malaysia with the construction firm GTM International. He then joined France’s Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, where he held several positions within its investment and development subsidiary Egis Projects, from Project Manager in Manila, Philippines, then Director of Concession Projects in Paris to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of Egis in 2001.

During his tenure at Egis he headed up international operations for the Egis Group executive committee, served on its risk management committee and acted as Member and Chairman on the boards of several subsidiaries.[3]

In 2004, before founding Meridiam, Déau joined AECOM Technology as Director.

In 2005, Déau established Meridiam, with operational and financial support from AECOM Technology and the Crédit Agricole Group. He is currently Meridiam’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, as well as its main shareholder.[4]

Other activities

Corporate boards
  • Global Ports Holding, Member of the Board of Directors (since 2017)[5]

Non-profit organizations

From 2019 to 2020, Déau served on the Transatlantic Task Force of the German Marshall Fund and the Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Schmidt-Stiftung (BKHS), co-chaired by Karen Donfried and Wolfgang Ischinger.[9]

Notes
  1. "Meridiam lance un fonds d'infrastructure en Afrique". Les Echos. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  2. "Thierry Déau finance les PPP avec Meridiam Infrastructure". L’Agefi. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  3. "Biography of Thierry Déau". World Bank. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  4. "Meridiam est le leader de l'investissement dans les infrastructures publiques". BFM Business. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  5. Robert Wright (March 29, 2017), Mandelson joins board of port operator ahead of expected IPO Financial Times.
  6. Members European Council on Foreign Relations.
  7. Swaha Pattanaik (October 9, 2018), Macron’s bridges to investors bypass voters Reuters.
  8. Membership Trilateral Commission.
  9. The German Marshall Fund and Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Schmidt-Stiftung Launch “Transatlantic Task Force” Setting Path Forward for U.S.-Europe Relations German Marshall Fund, press release of December 12, 2019.

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Interviews
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