On April 20, 2022, La Société d'encouragement pour l'industrie nationale (Sein) organized the Montgolfier Awards ceremony at the Hôtel de l'Industrie in Paris. Olivier Fahy, CEO of the Berkem industrial chemicals group, was presented with the Prix Montgolfier 2022 in the eponymous category by Jean-François Fauvaque and Sylvie Latieule, respectively Chairman and member of the "chemical arts" committee.
Every year, the Société d'encouragement pour l'industrie nationale pays tribute to fast-growing business leaders by awarding them the Montgolfier Medal, a distinction designed to recognize personalities who deserve recognition commensurate with their boldness and capacity for innovation. Olivier Fahy succeeds Samuel Stremsdoerfer, founder and CEO of Jet Metal Technologies, and Vivien Henryon, founder and CEO of Lyon-based Activation, as the 2020 and 2021 winners respectively in the same category.
The "Montgolfiers", named after the two Montgolfier brothers, one of whom was one of the founders of the company in 1801, are intended to draw attention to entrepreneurs and inventors from the economic, industrial and commercial worlds, who are rising stars and deserve, in the interests of France, to be more widely known.
Laureates are selected by the Society's eight statutory committees: mechanical arts (created in 1801); chemical arts (1801); agriculture and food industries (1801); commerce and transport (1801); economic arts (1801); construction and fine arts (1879); physical arts (1947); communication and training (1996).
"It's an honor to receive this award in this symbolic location that has been steeped in history for over 200 years. The name Montgolfier rhymes with the idea of innovation and perseverance, and that's what we're trying to do within the Berkem group: integrate plant-based chemistry into the heart of our daily lives by accompanying the transition of players in conventional chemistry."said Olivier Fahy.
Photo: (left to right) Olivier Mousson, President of Sein, Jean-François Fauvaque, Olivier Fahy and Sylvie Latieule - Credits Sein.
