Our People : Martial Lecat

Prior to becoming the Chair of the Safic-Alcan Group, Martial was the CEO of Safic-Alcan and the Head of the M&A Department. Throughout his career at Safic-Alcan, Martial has led the company through a major transformation to become a leading specialty chemical distributor, beginning with a significant growth by expanding geographically and acquiring and integrating several specialty chemical distributors.

Martial joined Safic-Alcan in 1988 as Commercial and Development Director, became Director of the Specialty Chemicals Department and Board Member in 1997. Before joining Safic-Alcan he has held various Sales Manager positions. Martial holds a degree in Chemistry (University of Rouen, 1973) and graduated from the French Rubber Institute (1974). Martial and his wife reside in the suburbs of Paris and have two children and 2 grand-children. He is passionate about marcophily and his golf scorecard.