Hager Group awarded 2023 CEO/CHRO duo award

Daniel Hager, Chief Executive Officer, and Franck Houdebert, Chief Human Resources Officer, have been rewarded for their work together over the past 20 years at Hager Group.They were awarded the CEO/CHRO 2023 trophy from the RH&M Group, which specialises in training human resources professionals.

Under the banner of "praise of the duos", the 20th annual CEO/CHRO Team Trophies highlighted the partnership and role of Daniel Hager and Franck Houdebert in the development and economic as well as social transformation of Hager Group with all the company's employees.

They have worked together alongside the company’s employees over the last 20 years to ensure economic and social transformation as well as the development of employees. This includes the creation of the "Hager Group" corporate brand, strategic plans, company values, training & seminars, development programmes, the corporate university Hi!, to name but a few, the duo has distinguished themselves on numerous occasions since 2003, when Daniel Hager joined the group.

Daniel Hager comments that, “our values and DNA are what make us who we are today. We constantly transform, share and develop. So, this trophy really is the recognition of the approach we started 20 years ago and above all celebrates all the employees who have grown with us and who are part of Hager Group today.”

Franck Houdebert adds, "this trophy is a collective distinction linked to our profound conviction that our company's development is hand in hand with employee and team development.”

Daniel Hager

Chairman of the Management Board

Daniel Hager was born in Saarbrücken in 1972. He studied at the Solvay Business School in Brussels, the University of Paris X Nanterre and EAP / ESCP Europe. Throughout his career, Daniel Hager has always been involved in the world of electricity. In 2003, he joined Hager Group, the family business founded by his grandparents, father and uncle. After holding a number of management positions, he became Chairman of Executive Board in 2008.

Daniel Hager is on the boards of a number of associations, including the Fédération des Industries Eléctriques, Eléctroniques et de Communication, FIEEC, and the German counterpart ZVEI.

Franck Houdebert

Group Human Resources Director

Franck Houdebert was born in 1965. After studying at the Nantes Audienca business school, he started his career in various European industrial groups. In 2001 he joined Hager Group, where he has held a number of different positions in Human Resources. As of 1st January 2016, he joined the Executive Board of Hager Group and exercises his responsibilities in the areas of Human Resources, CSR and Corporate Communications. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of UIMM Alsace.

20th Annual CEO/HDR Duo Awards

Under the patronage of Olivier Dussopt, Minister of Labour, Employment and Integration, and under the direction of Edgard Added, Chairman of the RH&M Group, the 20th edition was held on 4th July, 2023 in Paris; four other CEO/HRD duos were selected by the 200 strong HR-director jury: Air France, L'Oréal, Kering and Renault.