Xavier Huillard

Photo de Xavier Huillard

Chairman of the Board of Directors of VINCI

Director since: 2006
Current appointment ends: SGM 2029
Number of VINCI shares held: 336,616
Age: 71


Within the VINCI Group
Appointments and other positions held at 31/12/2025
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of VINCI
- Representative of VINCI Autoroutes on the Board of Directors of Cofiroute
- Honorary Chairman and Director of VINCI Energies SA
- Member of the Boards of Directors of the endowment fund La Fabrique de la Cité and the Fondation VINCI pour la Cité
- Representative of Société Nouvelle de l’Est de Lyon (Snel) on the Board of Directors of Autoroutes du Sud de la France (ASF)

Appointments and other positions that have expired during the last five financial years
- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of VINCI
- Chairman of VINCI Concessions SAS
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board of VINCI Deutschland GmbH
- Permanent representative of VINCI on the Boards of Directors of VINCI Energies and La Fabrique de la Cité
- Director of Kansai Airports (Japan)
- Director of Cobra Servicios Comunicaciones y Energía S.L.U. (Spain)
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Fondation VINCI pour la Cité
 


Outside the VINCI Group in listed companies
Appointments and other positions held at 31/12/2025
- Lead Director of Air Liquide and Chair of its Appointments and Governance Committee.

Appointments and other positions that have expired during the last five financial years
- Chair of the Remuneration Committee of the Air Liquide Board of Directors
 


In unlisted companies or other structures
Appointments and other positions held at 31/12/2025
- Member of the Board of Directors of the non-profit organisation Aurore. 
- Honorary Chairman of the Institut de l’Entreprise.
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Institut Pierre Lamoure endowment fund.



Appointments and other positions that have expired during the last five financial years
- None.
 


Background
Xavier Huillard is a graduate of the École Polytechnique and the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées. He has spent most of his working life in the construction industry in France and abroad. Mr Huillard joined Sogea in December 1996 as Deputy Chief Executive Officer in charge of international activities and specific projects, and then became its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 1998. He was appointed Deputy General Manager of VINCI in March 1998 and was Chairman of VINCI Construction from 2000 to 2002. He was appointed Co-Chief Operating Officer of VINCI and was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of VINCI Energies from 2002 to 2004, then Chairman of VINCI Energies from 2004 to 2005. Mr Huillard became Director and Chief Executive Officer of VINCI in 2006 and was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of VINCI on 6 May 2010. He served as Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Institut de l’Entreprise from January 2011 until January 2017, and as Chairman of VINCI Concessions from 2016 to 2024. He has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of VINCI since 1 May 2025.