Laurence Debroux was born in France in 1969 and graduated at HEC (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales) Paris.
Mrs. Debroux joined Heineken N.V. in 2015 as member of the Executive Board and CFO. Before joining Heineken she had been Chief Financial and Administrative Officer and a member of the Executive Board of JCDecaux since July 2010. Prior to this, Mrs. Debroux spent 14 years with the global healthcare company SANOFI where she held various executive positions including CFO and Chief Strategic Officer. Mrs. Debroux began her career in investment banking. She has had Executive responsibility for Global functions such as Strategic Planning & Business Control, Tax & Financial Markets, Business Development, Financial Processes & Internal Control, Accounting & Reporting, Procurement and Information Systems.
Mrs. Debroux is presently also a member of the Board of Directors of HEC (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales) Paris and independent Board member of Novo Nordisk A/S.