Building high-tech home comforts

To be sure, Saint-Gobain's products are not cheap, but demand for high-performance habitat products is increasing in China, said Gimeno.

Saint-Gobain China's pursuit of excellence goes beyond its products and systems. For three years now, it has bagged the "top employer" award of the Top Employers' Institute, an international organization devoted to research working conditions and human resources management.

"Every colleague is like an entrepreneur. Only in this way is sustainable innovation possible, which keeps the company going further continuously. The commitment to fulfill responsibilities, to care for people and investing for the future must be genuine. If it's not, people can tell from your eyes," said Gimeno.

BIO

Name: Javier Gimeno

Title: General delegate and CEO, France-based Compagnie de Saint-Gobain in Asia-Pacific region

Year of birth: 1964

Place of birth: Spain

Marital status: Married with two children

Career:

2012 to present: General delegate and CEO, Compagnie de Saint-Gobain in Asia-Pacific

2010-2012: President of Saint-Gobain Sekurit Asia

2008-2010: President of Saint-Gobain Glass Solutions France

2004-2008: Vice-president for sales, marketing and projects of Saint-Gobain Sekurit International

Education:

1990: MBA from Instituto de Empresa

1987: Bachelor's degree in Law and Economics from Universidad de Navarra