Christian Laplaud – Founder-President, associate

Christian founded Altereo in 1989 after having graduated with an Engineering degree from the French Public Works School (Ecole Spéciale des Travaux Publics). Having acquired experiences in public works firms, in water distribution firms, and in local municipalities, he was able to create the first firm within the group with the objective of proposing consultancy and technical assistance to territorial collectivities in the water sector.

Christian is at present the primary ambassador for Altereo within institutional circles in the Water Sector in France. He is president of the French Water Cluster. He is an administrator of the French Engineering Federation (Syntec Ingénierie), the French Scientific and Technical Association for Water and Environment (Association Scientifique et Technique pour l’Eau et l’Environnement, or ASTEE) and the competitivity hub AQUAVALLEY for which he is also one of the founders. He is a French Foreign Trade Advisor since 2007 and a regular member of the Management Progress Association (Association Progrès du Management, or APM).