Jean Philippe LAURENT began his career in Philips’ research department, working on the early stages of artificial intelligence applied to lighting and consumer products.

He joined Siemens-VDO Automotive, a leader in automotive electronics, in 1997. In these new roles, he was responsible for sales, product development and product strategy. 

From 2006 to 2018, he successively held the positions of Head of R&D, Head of Marketing and Head of Sales & Marketing at Dalkia. Dalkia is a leading energy services provider that develops and operates district heating networks, energy efficiency solutions and renewable energy systems. On 1 March 2018, he was appointed Deputy Director of R&D at EDF, responsible for the business areas of Sales, Renewable Energy, Energy Management and Networks.

Since 1 July 2020, he has been in charge of Strategy and Development for the EDF Group’s Customers, Services and Regions Division. In this role, he oversees in particular the EDF Group’s electric mobility and rooftop solar activities in France.