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Full Board Member
Chairman of the Board of Directors at Solvay
Pierre Gurdjian is a Belgian senior professional with extensive experience in executive leadership, governance and societal impact.
He is President of the Board of Directors of Solvay, a leading listed chemical company with a legacy rooted in founder Ernest Solvay, as well as Chair of the Finance Committee and member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee.
Prior to this, Pierre was President of the Board of Directors of the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) from 2016 to 2023. Pierre is member of the Board of Directors and its Governance and Remuneration Committee at UCB, a listed global biopharma company - leader in immunology and neurology; member of the Board of Directors at Lhoist, a family owned company, world leader in limestone and dolomite production; and a member of the Board of Directors of the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel Belgium.
Before that, Pierre was a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company. During his 27 years with the firm, he served a dynamic portfolio of leading clients throughout Europe and Middle East, he was Managing Partner of the Belgium-Luxemburg office, and he held international responsibility for McKinsey’s Human Capital practice in EMEA.
Pierre has a passion for human capital development and co-created the Belgium’s 40 under 40 platform that helps equip young leaders who are on a journey to making the world better. He is also often invited to speak about leadership building, with a focus on wisdom, purpose and legacy.
Furthermore, Pierre is a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO), and past President of YouthStart Belgium and the Harvard Club of Belgium. He teaches a graduate course on ‘The CEO Perspective’ at the Solvay Business School (ULB) and is involved in numerous humanitarian, philanthropic and entrepreneurial initiatives in Europe and outside.
Pierre holds a degree in Commercial Engineering from the Free University of Brussels (VUB) and a MBA from Harvard Business School.