France’s chemicals industry sits at the crossroads of industrial production, global supply chains, and strict safety and environmental obligations. Unlike many purely digital sectors, chemical companies have to secure both classic enterprise IT and operational technology environments where reliability, process integrity, and plant safety are non-negotiable. CISOs in this space balance cyber risk with production continuity, regulatory compliance, and the realities of complex industrial ecosystems—often spanning multiple sites, vendors, and international business units.
Christophe SEIGNEUR — Head of Information Systems and Chief Information Security Officer, Toray Carbon Fibers Europe
Christophe Seigneur leads information systems and cybersecurity at Toray Carbon Fibers Europe, bridging technology operations with security governance in an industrial context. In a group environment tied to Toray Industries, his remit sits close to both operational delivery and protection of critical systems that support advanced materials production. His profile reflects a broad enterprise view—linking IT strategy, information security leadership, and pragmatic risk management across the business functions that keep industrial operations resilient.
Ålain Gachet — Chief Information Security Officer, SNF
Ålain Gachet has served as CISO at SNF since 2020, bringing a strong infrastructure and systems background into security leadership. Prior to the CISO role, he spent a decade as IT Infrastructure and Systems Manager at Focal-JMlab, managing multi-site environments with extensive server and endpoint estates. This foundation in operations translates naturally into a CISO lens that emphasizes security management grounded in the realities of large-scale, heterogeneous infrastructure.
Françoise HEUDE — CISO, GIO, and GDO, Air Liquide
Françoise Heude combines security leadership with deep operational experience, rooted in production and service optimization over many years. Her background includes coordinating production teams, improving processes aligned to ITIL practices, and managing complex supplier relationships through governance structures and performance monitoring. This blend of operational execution and structured management fits chemical-sector security needs, where cybersecurity is inseparable from dependable service delivery and tightly managed IT operations.
Dominique Lefranc — Global Chief Information Security Officer, Robertet Group
Dominique Lefranc is Global CISO at Robertet Group, also holding responsibility for business systems technology leadership. With a long tenure in engineering and systems roles, Dominique brings deep continuity across the organization, spanning architecture, technology operations, and security governance. The combination of technology leadership and global security oversight is especially relevant in chemicals and ingredients businesses, where protecting formulas, production processes, and international operations requires tight alignment between security controls and how the enterprise actually runs.
Nicolas Barbance — EMEA Regional Chief Information Security Officer, MANE
Nicolas Barbance is the EMEA Regional CISO at MANE, with experience spanning security governance, ISO-aligned programs, SOC-related operations, and incident response. His background includes security leadership and technical management in consulting and technology environments, supporting security strategy while staying close to implementation realities. In a multi-country industrial environment, this mix of governance and execution supports consistent security posture across sites and teams.
Florian Pinard — Industrial CISO, Arkema
Florian Pinard focuses on industrial cybersecurity at Arkema, leading programs that address both industrial environments and broader regional cybersecurity responsibilities. His work emphasizes the convergence of IT and OT security, a key challenge in chemicals where legacy industrial systems and modern digital capabilities must coexist safely. His profile also reflects a strong culture-building component, supporting cybersecurity maturity through awareness, coaching, and communication with leadership.
Philippe Carletto — Head of Cybersecurity and CISO, INEOS
Philippe Carletto leads cybersecurity strategy as Head of Cyber Security and CISO at INEOS, with a focus on governance, risk management, incident response, and security culture programs. His experience includes infrastructure leadership and security performance reporting, aligning cyber initiatives with operational reliability and business priorities. In chemicals-heavy environments, this emphasis on resilience and disciplined execution is critical for protecting industrial operations and enterprise systems simultaneously.
Mikhail Kryuchkov — Head of ICT Core Services and Cybersecurity, Tikkurila Oyj
Mikhail Kryuchkov leads ICT core services and cybersecurity at Tikkurila Oyj, with a long track record in infrastructure and IT operations leadership. His career reflects multi-year responsibility across core services and regional IT management, rooted in large-scale operational delivery. While the company’s footprint and role are strongly operational, the cybersecurity leadership dimension aligns with industrial sector needs where dependable core services and security controls must work together without disrupting production and distribution.
Nicolas Cote — Global Cybersecurity Officer, CISO for IT and OT, Adisseo
Nicolas Cote operates at the intersection of IT and industrial security as Global Cybersecurity Officer and CISO for IT and OT at Adisseo. His profile reflects a governance-and-operations mindset, spanning strategy, protection, detection, and response, with experience building cybersecurity frameworks and hardening programs in international environments. His focus areas include industrial cybersecurity, security operations capabilities, and the practical governance needed to run security as a measurable program across complex industrial contexts.
Securing Production, Process Integrity, and Industrial Innovation
In France’s chemicals industry, cybersecurity is inseparable from physical operations: production uptime, process safety, intellectual property protection, and supplier ecosystems all shape the threat model. The leaders featured here reflect the reality of modern chemical enterprises—where CISOs must govern risk across IT and OT, build security into operational workflows, and maintain resilience across multiple sites and partners. As industrial digitalization accelerates, these security leaders help ensure innovation and production can scale without compromising safety or trust.