Mr Loïc FAUCHON

Président, World Water Council

Loïc Fauchon is President of the World Water Council since 2018. He was previously  elected as President from 2005 to 2012.

He has been strongly dedicated for more than 25 years to international advocacy for global water security and access to water and sanitation for all.

After graduating in political sciences, he first worked as a civil servant, and was Mayor of the town of Trets from 1989 to 1997. From 1991 to 2019, he was CEO of the Water Supply Company of Marseille, a private leading group of 15 companies.

He is a member of several international and non-governmental organizations and of the UN HighLevel Panel on Water Related Disasters (HELP). 

He founded  “Trans-Sahara”, as well as “Waterhelp”, two official humanitarian response programs.

He was awarded the Legion of Honor.