Schneider Electric’s Jean-Pascal Tricoire: ‘It was seen as a far-fetched strategy.’

Jean-Pascal Tricoire was CEO of Schneider Electric for 17 years. Just three months into his tenure, he had a vision to transform and future-proof the business through a strategic acquisition in the US. Marrying a traditional French firm with a disruptive US startup was challenging enough. But then investors and employees struggled to embrace the vision, sometimes seeing it as far-fetched. In this episode of CEO Moments of Truth, Tricoire describes how he went about winning hearts and minds. He also explains how the decision helped the combined firm develop a new global operating model based around decarbonization and digitalization. For more in this series, visit the webpage here: on.bcg.com/MoT_SchneiderElectric Or watch previous episodes here:    • S&P Global’s Doug Peterson: ‘Now is the ti...