Nicholas Harris is an example of an international career at Saint-Gobain. A British national, Mr. Harris joined Saint-Gobain Recherche in 1981 as a research engineer. He was initially engaged in the optimization of the mirror chemical silvering process, the physics of glass surfaces, and chemical tempering.

Four years later, in 1985, he was transferred to Saint-Gobain Emballage in a more operational post requiring greater application of his aptitude for management. He progressively became the Surface Treatments Manager, then head of the Chemical Tempering of Bottles Project.

In 1991, having by now acquired a wide range of experience, Nicholas was quite naturally asked to continue his career at the head office in Paris. He assumed a position which dealt with the technical validation of investments and environmentally related problems, a role more concerned with the technical aspects of running Saint-Gobain Emballage. He is currently responsible for the coordination of the entire R&D branch. Since the 1st january 2008, he is appointed Sustainable Development Manager for the Packaging Sector.