Hon.  Muriel Penicaud, Ambassador to the OECD and
Former Minister of Labor, France

Muriel Penicaud has been serving as France’s Ambassador to the OECD since September 2020. As France’s Minister of Labor from 2017-2020, she was responsible for the overhaul of the French labor code. Previously, she was France’s Ambassador for International Investments and CEO of Business France, the national agency supporting the international development of the French economy, while assisting SMEs and mid-caps with their export strategies, canvassing for foreign investment and promoting France’s image abroad. From 2008 to 2014, she held the position of Executive Vice President of Human Resources at Groupe Danone and also co-founded EVE, a leadership development program for women. Moreover, she has served on the Boards of Directors of Orange, SNCF, and Aéroports de Paris.