Short Biography of Emmanuel Valentin

Position: Business Unit Windows Marketing Director, Saint-Gobain, Building Glass Europe

After a PhD on Glass optical properties modification by Ion Irradiation with Saint-Gobain, leading to 3 papers in scientific Reviews, E. Valentin joined Motorola Labs Phoenix (AZ) in 2000 to work on Molecular Electronics. Back to Saint-Gobain Research Paris in 2003 as Research engineer on Electrochromic Glazing, he stayed in Research and Development until 2012 as director of thin Film department of Saint-Gobain Research Paris.

In 2013, Emmanuel moved to Saint-Gobain Glass Business Unit as International Marketing Director of Residential Segment and Innovation Director. Since then, he has also been taking care of Saint-Gobain Glass advocacy activities in Brussels as an active member of Glass for Europe, the trade association for Europe’s flat glass sector.