Philippe Joubert was born in Saint-Etienne in France. Joubert graduated from ESSEC Business School where he majored in Finance and Economy, and served as Assistant to the Finance Professor. Thereafter, he took courses in New York University, the IMD, and Schumacher College. After graduating from ESSEC Business School, Joubert began his career in 1976 as Secretary for the Chamber of Commerce in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Between 1977 and 1982, he held various positions in Brazilian bank BFB, part of Credit Lyonnais; in 1983, he moved to the USA where he was promoted to Commercial Vice-President of Credit Lyonnais USA.
Earth on Board
Philippe is Founder and CEO of Earth on Board, a group comprising members from CISL, WBCSD, CDP, We Mean Business, Client Earth and The B Team. The education element of the ecosystem is built and offered in partnership with Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.
Alstom
Joubert joined Alstom in 1986, as Finance Director of GEC ALSTHOM Mecanica Pesada in Brazil. In 1991, he was appointed President & CEO of GEC ALSTHOM Mecanica Pesada, and additionally, in 1992, General Delegate of GEC ALSTHOM in Brazil. In 1997, he became Country President, GEC ALSTHOM Brazil. In 2000, he was appointed President of Alstom's Transmission & Distribution Sector and member of the Alstom Group Executive Committee in France. He ran this business until its divestment in January 2004. In February 2004, he became Executive Vice-President of Alstom, Member of the Executive Committee, as well as President of Power Systems Sector. He also was in charge of Alstom's International Network. In March 2009, he was appointed President of the newly formed Alstom Power Sector, resulting from the merger of all the activities related to power generation regrouping Power Systems and Power Service. Alstom Power, a world leader in turnkey power plants, equipments and services for all energy sources including thermal and renewable, represented 60% of Alstom Group's activities. With 47000 employees in 60 countries and €12 billion in sales, it was by far the biggest contributor to Group's cash and profits. On July 4, 2011, Philippe Joubert was appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Alstom, and put in charge of Strategy & Development for the Group, as well as of Environment & Sustainability. He was also responsible for Alstom's International Network of Country Presidents, as well as for the Group's Asian development. During Joubert's tenure at Alstom as President for Alstom Power, he introduced and championed the Group's 'Clean Power Today' strategy, focused on: • Balancing the power generation portfolio by significantly increasing the share of CO2-free technologies • Maximizing production efficiency and flexibility for both existing and new plants • Applying Carbon Capture and Storage technologies to fossil fuel power production On Feb 1, 2012, he resigned from his mandate, left Alstom's operations and became Advisor to the Chairman & CEO for Environment and sustainable development matters.
In May 2012, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development appointed Joubert as Senior Advisor. Today, Joubert is Founder and CEO of Earth On Board, Senior Advisor and Special Envoy for Energy and Climate for the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Chair of the Prince of Wales’s EU Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change in Brussels, and is the Chair of the Advisory Board of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership where he is a Fellow. He is also the Senior Advisor for International Development at the World Energy Council and was formerly the Executive Chairman of the Global Electricity Initiative. He acts as an advisor to the CEOs of several major global companies and sits on various boards and advisory boards as a Non-Executive Director. In December 2014 - Joubert presented at United Nations Climate Change conference COP20 in Lima, Peru, the Global Electricity Initiative report that identifies the untapped opportunities for electricity utilities to further deliver a low-carbon future.
