Arthur de Montalembert

Born on 29 September 1951
Married, two daughters

Arthur de Montalembert graduated in Economics and Finance from the Paris Institute for Political Studies. He also holds degrees in Philosophy from the Paris-Sorbonne University and in Regional and Urban Planning from the French School of Civil Engineering.

His career in the energy field started in 1979 as an officer for international energy affairs at the French Ministry of Industry. He joined COGEMA, the French nuclear fuel cycle company, in 1983 and held responsibilities in marketing and sales until 1987.

From 1988 to 1992, he was COGEMA chief representative in Japan, based in Tokyo, and upon his return to France, manager for business development at COGEMA's Back-end Division. From the beginning of 1995, he was in charge of American affairs at COGEMA's Corporate Strategy and International Development Division and, in May 2000, was appointed director for International Development. He joined AREVA when it was created in September 2001.