Alain Minc

Alain Minc
Born April 15, 1949
Paris, France
Education École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris
Science Po
École nationale d'administration
Occupation Businessman, political advisor, author

Alain Minc (French pronunciation: ​[alɛ̃ ˈmɛ̃k]; born April 15, 1949) is a French businessman, political advisor, and author.[1]

Biography

Early life

Alain Minc was born on April 15, 1949 in Paris[2][3] to a family of Jewish immigrants from Poland.[4] His father, Joseph Minkowski, was a dentist and a member of the Communist Party.[5] Alain Minc is a graduate of the École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris, Science Po and the École nationale d'administration.[2][3][6]

Career

In 1979, he became CEO of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain.[2][3] In 1981, he was selected to be one of the first Young Leaders of the French-American Foundation.[7] In 1986, he became Vice-Chairman of CIR International and General Manager of Cerus, non-Italian affiliates of Benedetti Group.[2][3] In 1991, he founded his own consultancy firm, AM Conseil.[1] He has been the Chairman of Le Monde's supervisory board.[1][3][8] He sits on the Board of Directors of Criteria CaixaCorp since 2007.[3] He is also a Board member of Prisa, FNAC, Direct Energie, Ingenico, and Yves Saint Laurent.[3][6]

He has been an advisor to Edouard Balladur, François Pinault, Vincent Bolloré,[9] and ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy.[10] He came under fire for criticizing Pope Benedict XVI's position on the French Romani repatriation in 2010.[10]

He is a member of the Nicolas Berggruen Institute.[2] He is also a recipient of the Legion of Honour.[6][11]

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 3 Foreign Policy Centre article
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Nicolas Berggruen Institute biography
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Criteria CaixaCorp biography
  4. ↑ http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/inside-the-elysee-sarkozy-has-learned-to-like-angela-merkel-a-810868.html
  5. ↑ http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-277976309/french-president-adviser-interviewed.html
  6. 1 2 3 BusinessWeek biography
  7. ↑ "Young Leaders". French-American Foundation. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  8. ↑ Catherine Mallaval, Olivier Costemalle, 'D'un revers de Minc', in Libération, 29/06/2007
  9. ↑ Nicolas Cori, 'Confit d'intérêts', in Libération, 29/06/2007
  10. 1 2 'Les propos d'Alain Minc sur le pape font bondir les catholiques', in Le Monde, 26.08.10
  11. ↑ 'Légion d'honneur : enfin une vraie parité hommes-femmes', in Le Nouvel Observateur, 31-01-08
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