Aymeric d'Ydewalle

Chief Executive Officer, Saint-Gobain Africa

Aymeric d'Ydewalle is Chief Executive Officer of Saint-Gobain Africa, in the role since July 2025.

Saint-Gobain Africa is the sub-Saharan business of the French building-materials group Saint-Gobain. In March 2026 it launched a new fibre cement manufacturing plant in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng.

In the job

  1. Saint-Gobain announced d'Ydewalle as chief executive of Saint-Gobain Africa from July 2025, succeeding Othman Benjelloun-Touimi. Source

  2. Saint-Gobain Africa officially launched a new fibre cement manufacturing plant in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. Source

Career before

  1. Innovation Manager, Saint-Gobain, Germany
  2. Head of M&A, Saint-Gobain, Belgium
  3. Commercial Manager for Automotive in Europe, Saint-Gobain
  4. Global Business Manager for Seals Industry & Energy, Saint-Gobain
  5. General Manager, Advanced Ceramic Composites, Saint-Gobain

Education

Degree in electromechanical engineering and master's in strategic management, France

Sources

  1. crown.co.za
  2. theafricaceoforum.com
  3. engineeringnews.co.za

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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