# Benoît Potier

> Benoît Potier is a startup investor at Air Liquide (Paris). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Air Liquide](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/air-liquide)
- Location: Paris, France
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benoit-potier

Benoît Potier is a startup investor at Air Liquide in Paris. A graduate of the École Centrale de Paris, Benoît POTIER joined the Air Liquide group in 1981 as a Research and Development engineer. He then held positions as Project Manager in the Engineering and Construction Department and Head of Energy Development withinthe Large Industry segment. In 1993 he was named Head of Strategy-Organization and in1994 he was appointed Head of Chemicals, Steel, Refining and Energy Markets. He became Deputy General Manager in 1995, and added to the aforementioned responsibilities that of Head of Construction Engineering and Large Industry for Europe.Benoît POTIER was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 1997, Director of Air Liquide in 2000 and Chairman of the Management Board in November 2001. In 2006, he was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Air Liquide SA. In 2004, Air Liquide acquired the assets of MesserGriesheim in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States. In 2007, the group expanded its technology portfolio by acquiring the Lurgi engineering company and in 2008 launched the Alma company project aimed at accelerating its growth. The group is continuing to diversify internationally, notably through its growing presence in developing economies: Asia, Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Latin America.In 2008, Benoît POTIER initiated the creation of Fondation Air Liquide and has served as its Chairman since inception. Fondation Air Liquide supports research projects in the nvironmental and healthcare fields and contributes to local development by encouraging micro-initiatives in those areas of the world where the group is present. Since May 2014, Benoît POTIER has also been Chairman of the European Roundtable of Industrialists.

## About Air Liquide

VC Fund · Paris, France

Air Liquide supplies industrial gases and services to various industries including medical, chemical and electronic manufacturers. Air Liquide is the result of an idea - industrially produce oxygen from liquid air - and the meeting of two men, Georges Claude and Paul Delorme visionary pragmatic creator. Air Liquide supplies its customers inextremely diverse industries as steel industry, food and beverage, electronics or pharmaceuticals. To meet the requirements of each, the Group is organized around different industries.

5 contacts available at Air Liquide.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Michael J. Graff | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-j-graff |
| Benoît Potier | Chairman of the Board of Directors | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benot-potier |
| Christian Tillmann | Energy Operations Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christian-tillmann |
| Fabio Rivalta | Supplier | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fabio-rivalta |
| François Abrial | Senior VP Group General Secretary | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/franois-abrial |

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