Pierre-Emmanuel Levy joined Saint-Gobain Recherche in 1980, and pursued his career in the Treasury and Finance Department of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, where he has been responsible for various assignments since 1985.

He was then appointed Financial Controller for the Insulation Branch, before being appointed, in 1989, Director of Administration Control and the Plan for the Industrial Ceramics Division.

In 1990, he was appointed General Manager for Europe of the Crystals and Sensors Department and General Manager of Crismatec following its acquisition by Saint-Gobain.

In 1995, he was appointed General Manager of the Silicon Carbide Division for Europe and Asia, and General Manager of Norton AS, in Norway.

After taking over management of the Silicon Carbide Division in 1998, he was appointed, in 2000, Director of the Advanced Ceramics Division in the Ceramics & Plastics Branch and, in 2003, Director of Emerging Applications for Saint-Gobain High-Performance Material.

In 2004, he was appointed Deputy Vice President R&D for Saint-Gobain.
Pierre-Emmanuel Lévy is currently Managing Director of High Performance Refracories and Diesel Particles Filter Activities.