Remont, who currently acts as a top executive at Schneider Electric, is set to steer the nuclear energy giant through its full nationalisation as it faces headwinds linked to outages at many of its reactors.
Sources had earlier told Reuters that Remont was the frontrunner for the job. But reports said the French government was divided on whether or not to split up the roles of chief executive and chairman.
Remont, who turned 53 this month, started his career at France's defence procurement and technology agency, according to a biography on Schneider's corporate website.
He was also deputy chief of staff to finance ministers for five years in the early 2000s during Jacques Chirac's presidency.
(Reporting by Tassilo Hummel; editing by Michel Rose and David Evans)
