Laurence Vandaele

Laurence Vandaele currently serves as the Corporate CSR Director at Nexans and Secretary General for the Nexans Foundation, with a tenure beginning in July 2002. Responsibilities include overseeing the implementation of CSR strategies, organizing CSR committees chaired by the CEO, and drafting the first Integrated Report, which received the 2018 Integrated Thinking Award. Vandaele also holds the position of Vice President of the Board for C3D, leading the "Reporting and CSR policies" working group, and is involved in training sessions on environmental audits at the University of Marseille. Previous roles include Group Purchaser IT & Services and sustainable purchasing, managing significant portfolios, and asset management positions at Financière du Capitole and Crédit Agricole de l'Anjou et du Maine. Vandaele's educational background includes an MBA focused on sustainable development and multiple advanced degrees related to international purchasing and governance.