Laurent Auguste started his career in 1991 as a consultant in Tokyo. He joined Veolia in 1995 in France. In 1999, after an initial positioning in Shanghai, he founded and led Veolia’s water activity in South Korea and in 2002 in Japan. In 2008, he was appointed Executive Vice President for the water business in the Americas.

Since 2013, he has been Senior Executive Vice President Innovation & Markets and a member of Veolia's Executive Committee.

Laurent is a passionate advocate of the development of new game-changing economic and social dynamics grounded in partnerships accross industries, the public sector, NGOs and communities enabling sustainable growth for the decades to come.