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
- Ce monde qui vient
- Epître à nos nouveaux maîtres (2003)
- Les Prophètes du bonheur: historie personnelle de la pensée économique (2004)
- Rapport sur la France de l’an 2000
- Le Nouveau Moyen-âge
- Les vengeances des Nations
- La Machine égalitaire
- Rapport sur l´informatisation de la société
- Une sorte de Diable, les vies de John M. Keynes (2006)
- Le Crépuscule des petits dieux (2006)
- Une histoire de France (2008)
- Dix jours qui ébranleront le monde (2009)
- Une histoire politique des intellectuels (2010)
- L'âme des nations (2012)
- Vive l Allemagne (2013)
References
- 1 2 3 Foreign Policy Centre article
- 1 2 3 4 5 Nicolas Berggruen Institute biography
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Criteria CaixaCorp biography
- ↑ http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/inside-the-elysee-sarkozy-has-learned-to-like-angela-merkel-a-810868.html
- ↑ http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-277976309/french-president-adviser-interviewed.html
- 1 2 3 BusinessWeek biography
- ↑ "Young Leaders". French-American Foundation. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
- ↑ Catherine Mallaval, Olivier Costemalle, 'D'un revers de Minc', in Libération, 29/06/2007
- ↑ Nicolas Cori, 'Confit d'intérêts', in Libération, 29/06/2007
- 1 2 'Les propos d'Alain Minc sur le pape font bondir les catholiques', in Le Monde, 26.08.10
- ↑ 'Légion d'honneur : enfin une vraie parité hommes-femmes', in Le Nouvel Observateur, 31-01-08