The Chamber

CCIFM welcomes Jean-Marc Chéry!

CCIFM welcomed today Mr. Jean-Marc Chery, CEO of STMicroelectronics who was recently appointed as the Chair for the France-Malaysia CEOs’ Council of the Mouvement des Entreprises de France - MEDEF International.

Mr. Chery with the French Ambassador, H.E Jacques Laplanche were part of the delegation that visited CCIFM Business Centre to meet and understand better the needs of French companies in Malaysia.

The Council serves as a platform that aims at strengthening economic cooperation and developing exchanges between France and Malaysia, through enhanced contacts between seasoned business leaders.

Jean-Marc Chéry is the Sole Member of ST’s Managing Board and chairs its Executive Committee. ST Microelectronics is among the world’s largest semiconductor company and who are at the forefront of Smart Driving and Internet of Things.

ST Microelectronics is a large-scale investor in Malaysia, based in Johor where it employs close to 4000 people. Chéry currently holds a board membership at the European microelectronics R&D program AENEAS.

Born in Orleans (France) in 1960, Jean-Marc Chéry graduated with a degree in Engineering from the ENSAM engineering school in Paris, France. Jean-Marc Chéry began his career in the Quality organisation of Matra, the French engineering group. In 1986, he joined Thomson Semiconductors, which subsequently became ST, and held various management positions before heading the group on May 31st, 2018.

^{Source: France in Malaysia}