About
Born on 8 August 1952 in Reims (France), Philippe Varin is a graduate of the École Polytechnique and the École des Mines de Paris. Philippe joined the Péchiney group in 1978 as a researcher, and went on to hold various executive positions within the group (management control, strategy, project management) before being appointed Vice-Chairman of the Rhenalu division in 1995, then Head of the Aluminium Sector and a member of the group's Executive Board in 1999. In 2003, Philippe joined Anglo-Dutch steel group Corus as Chief Executive Officer. Philippe was President of the European Confederation of Iron and Steel Industries (Eurofer) from 2006 to 2008. Philippe was appointed Chief Executive Officer of PSA Peugeot Citroën in June 2009, and left the group in June 2014. Philippe is Knight of the National Order of the Merit, Officer in the national Order of the Legion of Honour and Commander of the British Empire. Philippe also holds the following positions: Member of the Board of
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- • 110 investors hold the Member of the Board of Directors role in VCSift. Philippe Varin is one of them.
- • 2,833 investors are based in Paris, Ile-de-France, France.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated June 2026.
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- Paris, France
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