Henri Proglio dropped his bid to become chairman of French defense contractor Thales SA after the government voiced concern over a possible conflict of interest with another role he holds advising ...

Dassault Aviation, a major French defense contractor, supplies Ukraine with Mirage 2000 fighter jets and air defense systems. The businessman owns three companies registered in Russia: Henri Proglio ...

PARIS—French aerospace and defense firm Thales SA HO 0.40% faced a power vacuum on Tuesday as Henri Proglio reneged on plans to become the company’s chairman a day before he was to take office ...

Henri Proglio has pulled out of a planned appointment as chairman of defense electronics company Thales, in response to the economy minister's concerns over his links to the Russian nuclear industry.

PARIS—France’s Socialist government won’t renew Henri Proglio’s contract as chief executive of Electricité de France SA, sidelining a powerful businessman who has been close to the ...

PARIS (Reuters) - French defense electronics group Thales appointed former EDF chief Henri Proglio as chairman on Tuesday and its second-in-command as CEO with shareholders the French state and ...

Henri Proglio is expected to retain his grip on Veolia Environnement, the water and waste group where he is executive chairman, in spite of his forthcoming appointment to run the world’s biggest ...

To return to profit this year, Vivendi Environnement expects to book $870 million from asset sales, including units of U.S. Filter such as its filters and surface-preparation business, Proglio said.

Henri Proglio, the current head of waste and water group Veolia Environnement <VIE.PA>, has re-emerged as front-runner to head French state-controlled power group EDF, the Journal du ...

Henri Proglio and Gerard Mestrallet, the Frenchmen who run the world’s biggest utilities, fought for a decade to win water contracts around the world. Now, the rivalry goes nuclear.