- Anne Lauvergeon
Anne Lauvergeon (born
August 2 1959 inDijon ,Côte-d'Or ,France ), is a Frenchbusinesswoman , and president ofAreva . In 2008, she was ranked by the magazine "Forbes " as the ninth-most powerful woman in the world, third-most inEurope and most powerful in France.Biography
In 1978 she enrolled in the
École Normale Supérieure , taking theAgrégation inphysics before joining theCorps de Mines . In 1983 she enrolled in her first training course with the Corps de Mines, in the iron and steel industry, atUsinor . A second training course, in 1984, took place with theCommissariat à l'énergie atomique , where she studied chemical safety inEurope . From 1985 to 1988, she was with the l'Inspection générale des carrières (IGC). In 1990, she was placed in charge of the mission for the international economy and foreign trade by French PresidentFrançois Mitterrand . The following year, she became assistant secretary general. She was then named “sherpa”, i.e. personal representative to the president, and charged with preparing international meetings such as theG7 summit. In 1995, she joined thebanking sector, and became a managing partner ofLazard . In March 1997, she was named general director ofAlcatel , before becoming part of the group's executive committee.Leadership in nuclear power
In June 1999, she was named
CEO of the group Cogema, succeedingJean Syrota , who resigned under pressure from the The Greens. In July 2001, she merged Cogema,Framatome and other companies to createAreva . Taking the head of the new company, she entered the small circle of women directing international corporations. The 2006Fortune Global 500 , published by the American magazine Fortune, ranked her as the 2nd most powerful women in Europe, behindPatricia Russo , future president ofAlcatel -Lucent. In 2006, she remains as the woman directing the most employees in the world.In 2001,
Roger-Gérard Schwartzenberg chose her to chair the "national contest of assistance the creation of companies of innovating technologies".In September of 2002 she became the subject of a controversy: the daily economic newspaper "
Les Échos " uncovered a report from the French court of auditors, criticizing her compensation (salary of €305,000 with bonus of €122,000), considered to be substantially higher than that of leaders of other public companies, and especially hergolden parachute of two years' wages. In spite of rumours of resignation, Anne Lauvergeon kept her position.Towards the end of 2006, Areva encountered difficulties with its new
European Pressurized Reactor , and expected a delay of 18 months to 3 years according to the French daily newspaperLa Tribune [fr icon [http://www.latribune.fr/info/Areva---la-tension-monte-en-Finlande-~-20061205U6W6RYM-$Db=Archives/ArchivesProxy.nsf Areva : la tension monte en Finlande - La Tribune.fr ] ] for the delivery of the first of its kind inFinland . The delay may cost €700 million. [ [http://www.lemonde.fr/web/article/0,1-0@2-3234,36-846888@51-832264,0.html LeMonde.fr : Le retard de l'EPR finlandais va coûter 700 millions d'euros au français ] ]Anne Lauvergeon is also President of the board of directors of
École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Nancy [ [http://www.mines.inpl-nancy.fr/la_lampe/num_12/ca.htm Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Nancy : La Lampe - Lettre d'information ] ] and is a director or board member of Suez,Total S.A. ,Safran S.A. andVodafone . [ [http://www.suez.com/en/groupe/corporate-governance/board-directors/presentation/anne-lauvergeon/ Suez - Anne Lauvergeon ] ] [ [http://www.total.com/en/group/presentation/organization/corp_governance/board_directors_843.htm Total - Corporate Web Site - Members of the Board of Directors - Organization - Presentation ] ] [ [http://www.safran-group.com/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=92&lang=en Safran - About Safran ] ] [ [http://www.vodafone.com/start/media_relations/images/vodafone_board_members/anne_lauvergeon.html Anne Lauvergeon - Vodafone ] ]In the french economic paper "challenges" she declared the 10th july 2008 : "Uranium is a main part of our success. Our model is... Nespresso : we sell coffee machines and the coffee which fit for them. And coffee is very profitable. So in China, we sold two nuclear parts, plus 35 % of our uranium production . This is our integrated business model".http://www.challenges.fr/magazine/0132-015836/le_modele_dareva_cest_nespresso.html
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