French Electrotechnical Committee: new governance to represent and defend French interests
The French Electrotechnical Committee (CEF) has just appointed Carine Glas, currently Vice President Standardization and Influence at Schneider Electric, as CEF President, and Pascal Terrien (EDF) as representative of electrotechnical standardization stakeholders.
After validation by the AFNOR Board of Directors, their candidacies will be put forward for election by AFNOR members at its General Meeting in June 2025. Once Schneider Electric has been elected to the Board, Carine Glas will be appointed by the AFNOR Board of Directors as President of the CEF Committee, and will become a member of the Board’s Bureau.
Standardization, a powerful lever for a sustainable, low-carbon world
The CEF is AFNOR’s national committee responsible for representing France’s interests in European and international electrotechnology standardization bodies. It brings together manufacturers in the electrical and electronics sector, electricity producers and suppliers, electrical network operators, conformity assessment bodies, electrical installers, technical bodies, users and integrators in the electrotechnology sector.
” I am honored by the trust placed in me, and intend to continue the work begun by my predecessor, Gilles Nativel. I am well aware of the challenges facing French standardization today, and I am particularly motivated to represent and defend it at European and international levels, in order to support innovation and the competitiveness of our industry. Faced with the challenges of the energy and climate transition, it’s essential to remember the key role of standards: they structure, secure and accelerate change. “said Carine Glas, the newly appointed president of the CEF.
Pascal Terrien
” It is an honor and a pleasure, but also a duty, for me to represent the voice of electrotechnologies on the AFNOR Board of Directors. We owe it to ourselves to defend our vision of a sustainable, low-carbon and equitable world, and to contribute to making standardization a powerful lever for achieving this. “said Pascal Terrien, who represents electrotechnical standardization stakeholders on the AFNOR Board of Directors.
Two remarkable careers, from R&D to standardization
Carine Glas
With Schneider Electric since 2005, Carine Glas has held a number of R&D-related positions that have led her to become an ambassador for French innovations in energy management. Today, as Vice President, Standardization and Influence, she manages the standardization strategy and leads a community of experts, contributing externally to the creation of new energy management standards, at national, European and international levels.
Pascal Terrien joined EDF in 1997, and has spent his career in R&D, leading several programs on energy efficiency and sustainable cities. He is also Chairman of the IEC Smart Energy System Committee, the CEF’s international counterpart.
Photo credits: Carine Glas and Pascal Terrien, at the CEF General Meeting on April 3, 2025 (©Florence Bonny/AFNOR)
