Alexandra Mathiolon
Chief Executive Officer of SERFIM

A dedicated career path

Driven by a strong environmental conscience, Alexandra Mathiolon graduated as a Civil Engineer from the École Nationale des Mines de Saint-Étienne. She began her career in Singapore, focusing on the energy efficiency of buildings.

Wishing to gain a dual scientific and economic perspective to better understand the challenges related to energy and the environment, she decided to continue her studies in London, where she earned a Master of Science in Sustainable Energies Futures from Imperial College.

She then joined McKinsey & Company as a strategy consultant. Through her various assignments, she worked with numerous executives and observed how companies approach environmental issues.

In 2018, eager to work on a long-term project, she joined SERFIM, a family-owned mid-sized company with 3,000 employees working in the fields of public works, the environment, information and communication technology (ICT), and real estate, as Deputy General Manager of the SERFIM Énergie division.

She quickly implemented a development strategy for the companies acquired by the group, notably managing the growth of the SERFIM Renewable Energies branch.

In January 2020, she was appointed Managing Director of SERFIM. Deeply committed to social and environmental issues, she took part in the French Business Climate Convention (Convention des Entreprises pour le Climat), a major event that led to the creation of a five-pillar roadmap to promote safety, equal opportunity, health and well-being for all at SERFIM, reduce the company's environmental footprint, regenerate ecosystems and biodiversity, and ensure independent corporate governance.

These commitments are reflected in SERFIM’s corporate purpose:

“Contributing to a better quality of life by developing sustainable regions that respect all forms of life.”

Alexandra was appointed CEO in January 2023. Convinced that financial criteria alone are not sufficient to evaluate a company’s performance, she has made social, environmental, and societal criteria central to her strategy.

To achieve this goal, it has launched two major projects: one focused on safety, called PREVENT’IM, which aims to firmly establish a culture of prevention at SERFIM and work toward the goal of zero accidents.

The other, CAP 2030, outlines SERFIM’s strategy through 2030, with the goal of aligning all business lines with the organization’s purpose. Six main missions have been identified:

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  accelerate the energy transition
  conserve water resources
  combat the depletion of raw materials
  strengthen the resilience of critical infrastructure
  restore biodiversity
  Optimizing Technology to Support Transitions