Suez (company, 2015)
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| Company type | Société Anonyme |
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| ISIN | FR0010613471 |
| Industry | Utilities |
| Predecessor | Gaz de FranceSuez |
| Founded | 22 July 2008 |
| Headquarters | Altiplano, 4, place de la Pyramide La Défense , |
Key people | |
| Products | Water management, waste management |
| Revenue | €9.2 billion (2024) |
Number of employees | 40,000 (2024) |
| Website | Global Website |
Suez SA (formerly Suez Environnement) is a French-based utility company which operates largely in the water and waste management sectors. The company has its head office in La Défense, Paris.[1] In 2015, all the group's brands became Suez.[2]
History
Formerly an operating division of Suez, the company was spun out as a stand-alone entity as part of the merger to form GDF Suez (now Engie) on 22 July 2008.[3] Engie remained the largest shareholder of the company with a 35% stake.[3] On the stock market, Suez Environnement's share price increased 40% in value on its first day.[4]
In April 2014, Suez Environnement signed three major water treatment contracts in India worth 61 million euros.[5] In July 2015, the group Suez Environnement simplified its name to become Suez, after the group GDF-Suez changed its name to Engie, leaving the name Suez available again.[6] In September 2015, Suez acquired Sembcorp's 40% stake in the companies' common joint-venture to provide water treatment and waste management in Australia.[7]
On 1 October 2017 Suez bought the Water & Process Technologies unit from GE Power for 3.4 billion dollars [8] and formed a new business unit called Suez Water Technologies & Solutions. Suez shares are listed on the Euronext exchanges in Paris and Brussels.
Water Technologies and Solutions “WTS” subsidiary
- WTS was formed as a 70%-30% joint venture between Suez and CDPQ in 2017, before becoming a subsidiary of Veolia following the Veolia–Suez merger in 2022, with CDPQ keeping its 30% minority stake. In FY2024, WTS achieved revenues of €3.3bn ($3.6bn) and EBITDA of €472M ($511M).
- In 2021 this subsidiary was sold to Veolia along with other Suez entities
On 14 May 2019 Bertrand Camus was appointed as chief executive officer of Suez.[9]
On 1 February 2022 Suez was acquired by a consortium of shareholders, and a new CEO, Sabrina Soussan, was appointed.
As of 1 August Sabrina Soussan was appointed chairman and chief executive officer of Suez.[10]
Financial results
Financial results in millions of euros:[11]
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 18,015 | 17,331 | 15,783 | 15,322 | 15,135 | 14,324 | 14,644 | 15,102 | 14,830 | 13,869 | 12,296 | 12,364 |
| EBITDA | 3,220 | 2,768 | 2,578 | 2,651 | 2,751 | 2,644 | 2,520 | 2,450 | 2,513 | 2,339 | 2,060 | 2,102 |
| Current operating income | 1,208 | 1,142 | 1,000 | 1,102 | 1,115 | 1,011 | 1,184 | 1,146 | 1,040 | 1,025 | 926 | 1,059 |
| Net income (group share) | 352 | 335 | 295 | 420.3 | 407.6 | 417.2 | 352 | 251 | 323 | 565 | 403 | 533 |
Main key figures
Key figures for the group in 2024:[12]
- revenue: €9.2 billion;
- 40,000 employees;
- 68 million people worldwide benefit from drinking water
- 44 million people worldwide benefit from sanitation
- 8 TWh of energy produced from waste and wastewater
- 1,300 experts and more than 1,800 patents
- 10 technical and innovation centers and R&D centers in Europe and Asia
Company governance
As of 3 October 2025 the executive committee is made up of:[13]
- Xavier Girre: CEO
- Arnaud Bazire, EVP Water France
- Stéphanie Cau, EVP Group Communications
- Laurent-Guillaume Guerra, EVP Human Resources, Health&Safety and EIR
- Bruno Hervet, Interim EVP Engineering & Construction
- David Lamy, EVP Recycling & Recovery France
- Anne-Sophie Le Lay, EVP Chief Legal Officer
- Bénédicte Liénard, EVP Group Transformation
- Pierre Pauliac, EVP International
- Bastien Rob, Interim Chief Financial and CSR Officer
- John Scanlon, EVP UK
Shareholder structure
Breakdown of share capital as of 4 September 2025.
| Meridiam | 38.2% |
| GIP | 38.2% |
| Caisse des Dépôts et Consignation / CNP Assurances | 18.7% |
| Employees | 4.5% |
References
- ^"Legal notice." Suez Environnement. Retrieved on 7 July 2010.
- ^"SUEZ environnement becomes SUEZ". Resource Magazine. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- ^ abMaitre, Marie (22 July 2008). "Suez Environnement gushes on Paris market debut". Reuters. Archived from the original on June 10, 2009. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ^"UPDATE 1-Suez Environnement gushes on Paris market debut". Reuters. 2008-07-22. Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
- ^Ghaswalla, Amrita Nair (8 April 2014). "Suez Environnement bags three water treatment projects worth ₹505 crore". @businessline. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
- ^"Suez environnement becomes Suez". Resource Magazine. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
- ^Binsted, Tim (2015-09-21). "France's Suez buys Sembcorp out of Australian waste joint venture for $485m". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
- ^De Clercq, Geert (2017-03-08). "Suez targets industrial water with $3.4 billion GE Water deal". Reuters. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
- ^"Adoption of all the resolutions by the shareholders' meeting of May 14th, 2019". suez.com. 14 May 2019.
- ^"Global Water Intelligence". Global Water Intelligence. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^"Consolidated Financial Statements of Suez for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018"(PDF). suez.com. 26 February 2020.
- ^"Suez Group, About us". Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^"Governance - Suez Group". suez.com. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
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