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Compagnie de Saint-Gobain (SGO) Investor Update summary

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Investor Update summary

8 Jul, 2026

Organizational transformation and leadership changes

  • Country CEOs will oversee all sales, including construction chemicals and industrial solutions, with full P&L responsibility in their countries, to accelerate local growth and adapt to fragmented geopolitical environments.

  • A new Chief Operating Officer role is created to optimize operations and leverage expertise platforms across product lines, with Patrick Dupin appointed as Group COO effective July 1, 2025.

  • The executive committee is reshaped, promoting a new generation of leaders and regional CEOs, with Anne Hardy, Ursula Soritsch-Renier, and Nicolas Miègeville joining the committee.

  • The transition aims to accelerate growth, enhance cross-selling, and increase pricing power through a fully localized model.

  • The new structure is designed to address regionalization needs in a fragmented geopolitical environment and leverages regional value chains and innovation hubs.

Reporting and financial guidance

  • Reporting will shift to four regions: Northern Europe, Southern Europe/Middle East/Africa, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific.

  • Quarterly sales for industrial solutions and annual group sales by main product type will be disclosed.

  • During the transition, 2024 and 2025 results will be reported under both current and new structures, with full adoption of the new model in H2 2025.

  • First half 2024 results under the new organization will be published in July.

  • The new profitable growth trajectory will be presented at Capital Markets Day on October 6, 2025.

Strategic rationale and growth ambitions

  • The reorganization aims to maximize local execution, speed, and ownership, reflecting increasing regional dynamics and customer needs.

  • Expertise platforms will continue to manage global key accounts and innovation, while execution becomes more localized.

  • Construction chemicals will be managed country by country, leveraging recent acquisitions and integration successes.

  • Country CEOs' incentives remain unchanged, but their scope expands, making profitable growth more achievable.

  • A new Group Operational Performance department will support country CEOs in deploying best practices and maximizing operational performance.

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