Alain Minc

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

Alain Minc
BornApril 15, 1949
Paris, France
EducationÉcole nationale supérieure des mines de Paris
Science Po
École nationale d'administration
OccupationBusinessman, political advisor, author

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 CFO 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]

Since December 2011, he is President of the board of directors of Société des Autoroutes du Nord et de l'Est de la France (SANEF)[12] which operates motorways in northeast France under a French government concession.[13]

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)
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References
  1. Foreign Policy Centre article
  2. "Nicolas Berggruen Institute biography". Archived from the original on May 28, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
  3. "Criteria CaixaCorp biography". Archived from the original on June 27, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
  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. BusinessWeek biography
  7. "Young Leaders". French-American Foundation. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  8. Catherine Mallaval, Olivier Costemalle. "D'un revers de Minc". Libération, June 29, 2007
  9. Nicolas Cori. "Confit d'intérêts". Libération, June 29, 2007
  10. "Les propos d'Alain Minc sur le pape font bondir les catholiques". Le Monde, 26.08.10
  11. 'Légion d'honneur: enfin une vraie parité hommes-femmes". Le Nouvel Observateur, 31-01-08
  12. Nantes, SQLI. "Board of Directors – sanef". sanefgroupe.com. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  13. "Alain Minc nommé patron des autoroutes Sanef". Challenges (in French). Retrieved March 22, 2017.
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