Jean-Christophe Deslarzes, a 46-year-old Swiss citizen, began his career in 1991 as a tax and legal consultant at Arthur Andersen in Geneva.
From 1994 to 2007, he held different positions within Alcan group: vice-president human resources and administration at Alcan Aluminium Valais, vice-president Human Resources and Environment, Health and Safety at Aluminium Fabrication Europe, then Rolled Products Europe and finally Alcan Packaging. In 2006, he was appointed Senior Vice-President Human Resources and member of the Executive Committee of Alcan Inc.
In 2007, he was also named co-leader of the Rio Tinto Alcan integration. In 2008, after Alcan Inc.’s acquisition by Rio Tinto, Jean-Christophe Deslarzes was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Rio Tinto’s Downstream Aluminium Businesses. Jean-Christophe Deslarzes joined the Carrefour Group in July 2010 as Chief Human Resources and Organisation Officer.
Jean-Christophe Deslarzes holds a master’s degree in law from the University of Fribourg (Switzerland).