Bernard Fontana holds a degree in engineering from the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Techniques Avancées in Paris. During his career, Bernard Fontana worked at Groupe SNPE, ArcelorMittal, Aperam and Holcim Ltd. where he had different management positions of which Member of the Management Committee and CEO.
Since 2015, he joined AREVA NP as Chief Operating Officer and became Chief Executive Officer of Framatome on July 1st, 2016. Bernard Fontana is also Board member of Thales, SSAB, GIFEN Services, after being 4 years its Chairman and CEO; and Governance member of GIFEN, since its creation in 2018. He is also member of the High Committee for Transparency and Information on Nuclear Safety in France.
Since April 1st, 2024, Bernard Fontana is Group Senior Executive Vice President in charge of the Industry and Services Unit.