Nicolas Dufourcq

Nicolas Dufourcq (born 18 July 1963 in Paris) is a French businessman. He has been the general manager of the Banque Publique d’Investissement (Bpifrance) since its creation in January 2013.

Nicolas Dufourcq
Nicolas Dufourcq in 2013
Born (1963-07-18) 18 July 1963
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
EducationHEC Paris
Sciences Po
École nationale d'administration
OccupationBusinessman

Education

Dufourcq graduated from HEC Paris in 1984 and Sciences Po in Paris, he is an alumnus of the National School of Administration (ENA, promotion Michel de Montaigne, 1986–1988) where he received certification as a tax inspector.[1] He also attended the École du Louvre. By the time he was a student at HEC, he had already created five startups.

Career

In 1992, he was the Deputy Chief of Staff for René Teulade, who was minister of Social Affairs and Integration for the government of Pierre Bérégovoy.[2]

He returned briefly to finance inspection during 1993-1994 before joining France Télécom.[3] Although he was first special advisor to the Managing Director, he later became an advisor to President Michel Bon. He continued his career in business as the Public Audiovisual Director for the multimedia division, which he helped create.[4] He was then the director of the multimedia division (1998-2000), Executive Director of the public internet branch, developed Wanadoo until its stock exchange listing at which point he became CEO (2000-2002).[5] Finally, he became Executive Director of the telephone and internet industry branch.[6]

In 2003 he left France Télécom to join Capgemini, where he held the position as Managing Director responsible for France, Germany, and central and southern Europe. He was also a member of the company’s executive committee. He became, as of 2004, the Assistant General Manager of finance, risk management, IT, purchasing, delivery, the LEAN program, and, in 2007, of managing the large accounts of the Capgemini Group.[7] There he began the recovery of the group and the restructuring of its central functions, mainly addressing the redesign of its global information systems. In conjunction, Nicolas Dufourcq is a member of the board of BabelStore SA and of Priceminister, as well as a member of the Supervising Board of Euler Hermes SA.[8]

He has been, since the acceptance of his nomination by the Commission of Finances of the National Assembly and of the Senate on 23 January 2013, the Managing Director of the Public Bank of Investments (Bpifrance). On 15 June 2013 Nicolas Dufourcq was nominated as president of the administrative counsel of the public institution of Bpifrance by Pierre Moscovici, then the minister of economy and finance.[9] Nicolas Dufourcq also became the statutory president of OESO S.A..[10] Dufourcq is also the author of a 2013 report on financing the social economy.

Prizes and awards

In 2007, he was nominated as the “Financial Director of the Year” by Hudson Consulting.[11]

Publications

Dufourcq was a member of the collectives that created the following works:

  • 1996, L'Argent du Cœur - Hermann (The Heart of Silver)
  • 1996, Le Nouvel Age des Inégalités - Seuil (The New Age of Inequalities)
  • 1995, Paritarisme et Sécurité Sociale - Fondation Saint-Simon (Joint Management and Social Security)
  • 1994, L'Etat Providence Sélectif - Fondation Saint-Simon (The Selective Welfare State)

Personal life

He is married and has three children. In addition to French, he also speaks English and German. An ardent mountain climber, he completed a month-long excursion in the Himalayas. He also collects violins and enjoys electronic music. He is currently a member of the jury of the Qwartz Electronic Music Awards.[12]

gollark: Also all the random TLS bits.
gollark: Yes, but good luck implementing HTTP/3 yourself.
gollark: https://github.com/aiortc/aioquic
gollark: Well, HTTP/3.
gollark: Although it does mean it's reachable over QUIC, which is... good?

References
  1. Nicolas Dufourcq Chairman/CEO, Bpifrance Financement SA, Bloomberg
  2. Dufourcq dirigera la Banque publique d'investissement, Lauvergeon écartée, le Figaro, October 17, 2012
  3. Nicolas Dufourcq : de France Telecom à la BPI... puis à Orange ?, L'opinion, June 15, 2013
  4. Global pains, Fobres, March 20, 2000
  5. Nicolas Dufourcq in three words, les Echos, April 1, 2013
  6. Nicolas Dufourcq Executive Profile, Investing BusinessWeek
  7. Capgemini: CFO Nicolas Dufourcq to leave Capgemini: management must reassure, Bryan Garnier, October 18, 2012
  8. Qui est Nicolas Dufourcq, le directeur général surprise de la BPI?, Jol Press
  9. Nicolas Dufourcq, directeur général de la BPI « C’est le rôle de l’ élite d’absorber le stress du pays », La Tribune, October 29, 2013
  10. Nicolas Dufourcq prend la tête d'Oséo, Challenges, June 17, 2013
  11. Nicolas Dufourcq, « Directeur Financier de l'Année », l'Usine Nouvelle, December 12, 2007
  12. Nicolas Dufourcq biography, Corporate Executives
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