Background
Colas, Gilles F. was born on December 2, 1948 in Avignon, Vaucluse, France. Son of Philippe and Françoise (Pellequer) Colas.
Colas, Gilles F. was born on December 2, 1948 in Avignon, Vaucluse, France. Son of Philippe and Françoise (Pellequer) Colas.
Degree in сivil engineering, Ecole National Ponts et Chaussees, Paris, 1971; Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, Stanford University, 1972.
With Flat Glass branch, Saint-Gobain Group, Paris, 1973-1980; industrial vice president Flat Glass branch, Saint-Gobain Group, Paris, 1982-1986; Chief Executive Officer, Saint-Gobain de Colombia, Bogota, 1980-1982; Vegla Chief Executive Officer, Saint-Gobain Group, Aachen, Germany, 1986-1992; senior vice president corporation planning, Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, Paris, since 1992.
Officer French Army Air Reserve. Member Polo Club Paris, Golf Club Joyenval.
Married Françoise Pouzenc, June 22, 1972. Children: Antoine, Julie, Louis.