Cotecna - Board & Management - A family-run business

Board and Management

Cotecna's Board is headed by Elie Georges Massey, who works alongside other members of the Massey family in unison with a dedicated management team.

With our continued status as a family-owned company, we are committed to developing and nurturing relationships: the values on which the company was founded, whilst maximizing the scope and opportunities of global corporate business.

The drive to succeed is a personal desire to ensure that our clients' concerns and problems are met with creative and cost-effective solutions. We deliver with a level of personal service that we are confident responds to our clients' expectations.

Cotecna Board of Directors

Board of Directors, from left to right:
Thierry de Loriol, Philippe Massey, Robert Massey, Claude Béglé, Dan Kerpelman
Seated: Elie Georges Massey

Elie Georges Massey, Chairman
Mr Elie Georges Massey was born and raised in Cairo. After training as an economist, Mr Massey established engineering companies in the fields of salt mining and railway equipment. He then went on to address the issues of capital flight and customs revenues, founding Cotecna Inspection SA in 1974.

Robert M. Massey, Chief Executive Director
The youngest son of Cotecna Chairman, Elie Massey, Robert Massey holds an engineering degree from the renowned Ecole Polytechnic Fédérale de Lausanne. Robert became CEO of Cotecna in 1992. Under his leadership Cotecna has developed innovative trade security and trade facilitation services that have had a major impact on the inspection industry.

Philippe A. Massey, Executive Director
Philippe Massey is the second son of Cotecna Chairman Elie Massey, and joined the family firm in 1989. A law graduate from Geneva University and admitted to the bar of Geneva in 1997, Philippe has worked in a number of Cotecna divisions and is presently in charge of specific legal and corporate issues relating to the Group.

Thierry de Loriol, Director
Director Thierry de Loriol joined Cotecna's Board of Directors in 2004. He holds a law degree from Geneva University as well as an AMP from the London Business School. Thierry brings with him 20 years of experience in international investment and private banking.

Claude Béglé, Director
Claude R. Béglé joined the Cotecna Board of Directors in 2008. He has extensive international management experience having worked in Europe, Asia, the Middle East Africa and Latin America, in executive positions, for major global companies. Claude has a very broad knowledge of the service and consumer goods sectors.

Dan Kerpelman, Director
Dan Kerpelman joined the Cotecna Board of Directors in 2009. A former GE, Kodak and SGS executive, he has over thirty years of experience in international companies, mostly in the healthcare technology sector. Dan is an engineer and holds a MBA from Northwestern University.

Executive Committees Institutional: R. Massey, S Depallens, C Renard, D Reymond, T Taylor Commercial: R Massey, S Depallens, M Delorme, P Gonnet, E Bonnet
Robert Massey Chief Executive Officer	Emmanuel Bonnet Executive Vice-President Americas	Matthieu Delorme Chief Operating Officer Commercial Services
Serge Depallens Chief Financial Officer Executive Vice President Operations & Corporate Services	Philippe Gonnet Executive Vice-President Asia	Christophe Renard Executive Vice-President Development & Marketing
Didier Reymond Executive Vice-President Sales	Tyrone Taylor Executive Vice-President Contract Management

Group Corporate Services
Philippe Massey Executive Director Legal	Christian Arroyo Senior Vice-President CITT (Information Technology & Telecommunications)	Alison Bourgeois Vice-President Corporate Communications
Antoine Chavan Senior Vice-President Legal Department & Secretary Executive Committee	Pierre-Olivier Pellegrin Senior Vice-President Security & Inspection Technology	Haja Rajaonarivo Senior Vice-President Human Resources

Adrian Walker
Group Compliance Officer
Compliance & Internal Audit