Alain Minc
Alain Minc (French pronunciation: [a.lɛ̃'mɛ̃k]) (born April 15, 1949), is a French businessman, political advisor, and author.[1]
Minc was born in Paris.[2][3] He is a graduate of the École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris, Science Po (Paris) and the École nationale d'administration.[2][3][4]
In 1979, he became CEO of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain.[2][3] 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][5] 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][4]
He has been an advisor to Edouard Balladur, François Pinault, Vincent Bolloré,[6] and ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy.[7] He came under fire for criticizing Pope Benedict XVI's position on the French Romani repatriation in 2010.[7]
He is a member of the Nicolas Berggruen Institute.[2] He is also a recipient of the Legion of Honour.[4][8]
Bibliography [edit]
- 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)
References [edit]
- ^ a b c Foreign Policy Centre article
- ^ a b c d e Nicolas Berggruen Institute biography
- ^ a b c d e f g Criteria CaixaCorp biography
- ^ a b c BusinessWeek biography
- ^ Catherine Mallaval, Olivier Costemalle, 'D'un revers de Minc', in Libération, 29/06/2007 [1]
- ^ Nicolas Cori, 'Confit d'intérêts', in Libération, 29/06/2007
- ^ a b 'Les propos d'Alain Minc sur le pape font bondir les catholiques', in Le Monde, 26.08.10 [2]
- ^ 'Légion d'honneur : enfin une vraie parité hommes-femmes', in Le Nouvel Observateur, 31-01-08 [3]
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