Louis-François Richard

Louis-François is the Group Sustainability Vice President for the Air Liquide Group (https://www.airliquide.com), one of the leading companies providing gases to the Industry and to Healthcare facilities and professionals (Medical Oxygen, Nitrogen, Nitrous Oxyde, Nitric Oxyde and associated services). He is also the President of the Air Liquide Foundation (https://www.fondationairliquide.com) and supervises the Access Oxygen program (https://www.access-oxygen.com), aimed at facilitating access to oxygen in LMICs. Louis-François has an extended operational background. He served for more than 15 years as CEO for various operations in the field of Industrial Gases, Home Healthcare services and Medical Gases. During the last phase of the COVID Pandemic, he served as Vice President for Medical Gases in Europe and French oversea territories (2021-2023). He is a Chemical Engineer. His fields of interest include Sustainability at large, Healthcare, people engagement and creating bridges between people that don't usually meet.