Valérie Layan
Appointed in February 2023 as Vice-President Power & Grid Europe, Valerie is responsible to develop the Power & Grid market in Europe for Schneider Electric.
Major ambition is to accelerate more Green, more electrification and more digital, and Power and Grid customers are at the center of this new energy landscape, not only the physical grid but many other business models driving decarbonization and sustainability.
Prior to taking this position in the company, Valerie was Transportation Global Segment President, and previously held several roles in the Digital Energy Division, as Line of Business Vice President.
Previously Valerie worked 20+ years in the Colo and Telco Industry at Nortel, Nokia and Colt. She has brought this in-depth and long-standing experience and knowledge of End to End Digitized & Cloud based Solutions to Schneider Electric.
She graduated from the Institut Polytechnique de Lorraine and London Business School.
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