Member of the BIC Group Executive Committee, General Manager BIC’s Lighter Division
François Clément-Grandcourt has been a member of the BIC Group Executive Committee and the General Manager of BIC’s Lighter division since 2016.
He has built his entire career in publicly listed and family-owned consumer goods companies, holding senior marketing positions, general management roles in subsidiaries, including distribution networks, manufacturing plants and division. He has lived in Paris, Moscow, Milan, Bucharest, London and Munich.
He began his career at Coca-Cola’s marketing department in 1997. In 2000, he joined BIC’s EMEA marketing department for the Shaver and Lighter divisions. In 2006, he became General Manager for BIC’s distribution channels in central Europe, Russia and central Asia. In 2016, he was appointed General Manager of BIC Group Lighter division, taking over from its founder, François Bich.
Throughout his career, François has consistently driven innovation in essential products, enhanced product safety, and led significant transformations towards sustainability, thereby shaping a new future for the division.
A graduate of INSEAD and Sciences Po-IFA, François Clément-Grandcourt firmly believes that strong collaboration between academic researchers and industry leaders offers valuable insights and solutions to environmental and other contemporary challenges. His business experience and his close relationship with external stakeholders have forged his keen understanding of how industry can contribute to a sustainable society while reinforcing its resilience and profit.
