William Bouygues has been appointed Group Vice President - Industries for the Colas Group as of June 1st 2025.
Reporting to the CEO, Pierre Vanstoflegatte, he will be a member of the Colas Strategic Committee. Since 2024, he has been Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Property Development Subsidiaries in France and internationally at Bouygues Immobilier.
As Group Vice President - Industries, William Bouygues will be responsible for defining the Colas “Bitumen” Roadmap. He will be in charge of defining and rolling-out a sustainable industrial strategy, required to support the development of Colas Bitumen activities, and its main commercial brands - Continental Bitumen Limited, McAsphalt, SAMI and TIPCO. He will also be responsible for monitoring the performance.
William Bouygues began his career in 2011 with Bouygues Construction in the Bouygues Bâtiment Île-de-France - Rénovation Privée teams, where he held the post of works supervisor before joining the sales teams. Drawing on his
experience, in 2016 he joined Bouygues Bâtiment International in the structure and development teams.
After an assignment in Bouygues Energy & Services, in January 2019 he became property development manager at Linkcity (Bouygues Construction's property development subsidiary) before taking over as Executive Vice President, Strategic Projects in Bouygues Immobilier's (Real Estate) commercial property division in 2021. Since 2024, he has been Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Property Development Subsidiaries in France and internationally at Bouygues
Immobillier.
"I'm delighted to be heading Colas Industries. Alongside the executive management team, I am committed to contribute to the development of this strategic sector and support the growth of our brands. I also know that I can rely on highly qualified teams whose operational excellence is widely acknowledged", says William Bouygues, Group Vice President - Industries of the Colas Group.
William Bouygues, 38, graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
