PAST EVENT: 3/5/2020
The 30th Annual Fête: Roaring into the Twenties
and
2020 Global Leadership Award Dinner
Meet Our Guest of Honor and
2020 Global Leadership Award Recipient
Photo Credit: Jean Chrisano, Saint-Gobain
Pierre-André de Chalendar
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Saint-Gobain Group
Thursday, March 5th, 2020
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
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Merci Infiniment to Our Hotel Host
210 W. Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Wayne Gustafson & Chrissie Loftus
La Fête Featured
International Executive Networking Reception
2020 Global Leadership Award Presentation
Remarks by Our Honoree
French-inspired Dinner with French Wine Pairings
More Networking over French Cheese & Dessert Buffet
Business Card Drawing for Prizes
Prize for Most Inspired Roaring 20's Attire
Live Music with the Untouchables
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Welcome
Jonathan A. Grode, Esq.
President
French-American Chamber of Commerce
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Presentation of the
2020 Global Leadership Award to
Pierre-André de Chalendar
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Saint-Gobain Group
Remarks by Mr. de Chalendar
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Introduction
Michael E. Scullin, Esq.
Honorary Consul of France
in Philadelphia & Wilmington
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Remarks
François Penguilly
Consul General of France
Washington, DC
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Remarks
Joseph Burke
Deputy Secretary, International Business
Pennsylvania Department of
Community and Economic Development
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Business Card Drawing for Prizes
Jeremy Heep, Esq., FACC Vice President
Matthew Adams, FACC Chair Programs
Boiron Stay Healthy Basket: Marine Havel
Barry Callebaut USA Gourmet Chocolate: Leah Katz
Boutique Wine Collection Fête Basket of Cheer: Ron Drozd
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Prize for Most Inspired Roaring Twenties Attire!
Ky Flamini, Natalie Delfosse, Carla Hartman
Le Menu
7:00 PM International Executive Networking Reception
Boutique Wine Collection
Bonnaire Brut “Tradition” NV
Hermann Moser Sparkling Rosé “Rosi Mosi” NV
Albert Ponnelle Rully “Les Saint Jacques” 2014
Domaine Saint Patrice Côtes-du-Rhône 2015
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Mixed Drinks, Beer, Soft Drinks
Hors d’œuvres
Escargot Croquette
Beef Tartare, Sesame Cone
Blue Cheese Mousse, Fig, Balsamic
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Rittenhouse Cheese Selection & French Baguette
Baked Brie, Beemster Cheddar, Truffle Pecorino
8:00 PM Dinner
First Course
Salad of Roasted Sunchoke, Orange Segment
Arugula, Spiced Almond with Champagne Vinaigrette
Assorted Rolls & Butter
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Wine Pairing
Domaine Petit Métris Savennières “Les Fougeraies” 2011
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Main Course
Filet of Beef with Caramelized Shallot Butter, Wild Mushroom
Herb Roasted Fingerling Potatoes, Horseradish Jus
Sesame Glazed Eggplant, Baby Kale, Tahini Drizzle
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Or Vegan Option
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Wine Pairing
Domaine J. Denuzière St. Joseph 2017
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10:00 PM French Cheese & Dessert Buffet
Savencia French Cheese Selection & French Baguette
Etorki: Semi-hard Sheep Cheese from the Basque Region
Saint Albray: Flower-shaped Soft Cheese from the Aquitaine Region
Saint Agur: Creamy Rich Blue Cheese from the Auvergne Region
LaCroix Petits Desserts
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La Colombe Coffee, Decaffeinated, Selection of ''Tea Leaves''
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10:30 PM La Fête Concludes
Merci Infiniment to Our Supporters
Meet Our Guest of Honor and
2020 Global Leadership Award Recipient
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Pierre-André de Chalendar
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Saint-Gobain Group
Pierre-André de Chalendar is a graduate of ESSEC Business School and a former student of the École Nationale d'Administration. A former civil servant (Inspecteur des Finances), he served as deputy to the Director General for Energy and Raw Materials within the French Ministry of Industry.
Mr. de Chalendar joined Compagnie de Saint-Gobain in 1989 as Vice-President, Corporate Planning. He was subsequently Vice-President of the Abrasives business in Europe (1992-1996), President of the Abrasives business worldwide (1996-2000) and General Delegate for the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland (2000-2002) before being appointed Senior Vice-President of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain in charge of the Building Distribution Sector in 2003.
Appointed Chief Operating Officer of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain in 2005 and elected to the Board in 2006, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2007 and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 2010.
Mr. de Chalendar is also a director of BNP Paribas. He is Vice-President of Entreprises pour l’Environnement, which he chaired from 2012 to 2015.
Mr. de Chalendar has been appointed since July 2017 as co-president of La Fabrique de l'industrie and Chairman of ESSEC's Supervisory Board since February 2019.
About Saint-Gobain
Photo Credit: Jean Chrisano, Saint-Gobain
Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures and distributes materials and solutions which are key ingredients in the wellbeing of each of us and the future of all. They can be found everywhere in our living places and our daily life: in buildings, transportation, infrastructure and in many industrial applications. They provide comfort, performance and safety while addressing the challenges of sustainable construction, resource efficiency and climate change.
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, one of the top 100 industrial companies in the world, is a leading manufacturer of flat glass, glass packaging, construction products (insulation, gypsum products, exterior building products, and piping) and high-performance materials (abrasives, industrial ceramics, high-performance plastics, and reinforcements). The company is also a leading distributor of building materials in Europe. Saint-Gobain employs around 180,000 people in 68 countries throughout the world. Its worldwide sales approximate $45 billion. Compagnie de Saint-Gobain is headquartered in Courbevoie, France, near Paris. For more information, visit www.saint-gobain.com/en.
Saint-Gobain Corporation, headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, is the holding company for the U.S.- and Canadian-based businesses of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain. In North America, Saint-Gobain has approximately 160 locations and more than 15,500 employees. In the United States and Canada, Saint-Gobain reported sales of approximately $6.5 billion in 2018. To learn more, visit www.saint-gobain-northamerica.com.
Previous Honorees
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2019 Nicholas Siciliano, Ph.D., CEO, & Benjamin Pascal, MBA, CBO, Co-Founders, Invisible Sentinel, A bioMérieux Company
2018 Heiner Markhoff, Chief Executive Officer, SUEZ - Water Technologies & Solutions
2017 Jérôme Wallut, President, Alstom North America
2016 Hervé Hoppenot, President and Chief Executive Officer, Incyte Corporation
2015 Arnaud Vaissié, Co-founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, International SOS; Chair, CCI France International
2014 Dikembe Mutombo, NBA Legend & Humanitarian
2013 Tom Connelly, Chief Innovation Officer, DuPont
2012 Pierre Brondeau, President, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board, FMC Corporation
2011 Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Rhodia S.A. (now Solvay)
2010 Frank Baldino, Jr., Ph.D., Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Cephalon Inc. (now Teva)
2009 Raj L. Gupta, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Rohm & Haas Company (now Dow Advanced Materials)
2008 Pierre Dufour, President & Chief Executive Officer, American Air Liquide; Sr. Exec. VP & Director, Air Liquide SA
2007 Jean-François Phelizon, President & Chief Executive Officer, Saint-Gobain Corp.; SVP, Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
2006 Stephen K. Green, Group Chairman, HSBC Holdings plc
2005 Jean-François Dehecq, Chairman & CEO, Sanofi-Aventis Group
2004 Bernard Poussot, President, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals (now Pfizer)
2003 His Excellency Jean-David Levitte, Ambassador of France to the United States
2002 Jean-Pierre Loubinoux, Chairman and CEO, SNCF International
2001 Leonard A. Lauder, Chairman, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
2000 Robert Venturi & Denise Scott Brown, Architects & City Planners
1999 Anne d’Harnoncourt, CEO, & Joseph Rishel, Curator, Philadelphia Museum of Art/Rodin Museum
1998 Bruno Bonduelle, Chair & CEO, Groupe Bonduelle; President, Lille/Nord-Pas de Calais Development
1997 Jean-Pierre Garnier, President & COO, SmithKlineBeecham (now GSK)
1996 Jean-Daniel Tordjman, Ambassador at Large for Int’l. Investment, Invest in France Mission
1995 Pierre Salinger, Consultant, Author, Journalist; Press Secretary to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson
1994 Serge Bellanger, President, FACC National & NY Chapter; EVP & General Manager, CIC, NY
1993 Madame Georges Pompidou, First Lady of France; Champion of the Elderly & Handicapped
1992 Jean-Daniel Tordjman, Minister Economic & Commercial Affairs, Embassy of France, Washington, DC
1991 His Excellency Jacques Andréani, Ambassador of France to the United States
1990 Bernard D. Azoulay, Chief Operating Officer, Elf Atochem North America, Inc. (now Arkema)
