- Thierry Breton
Infobox Politician
name = Thierry Breton
imagesize = 200px
birth_date = birth date and age|1955|01|28
birth_place = flagicon|FranceParis ,France
office = Minister of the Economy, Industry and Employment
term_start =25 February 2005
term_end =18 May 2007
primeminister =Dominique de Villepin
predecessor =Hervé Gaymard
successor =Jean-Louis Borloo
party = RR (1981–2002)
UMP (2002–present)
occupation =Businessman
religion =Roman Catholic Thierry Breton (bornJanuary 15 ,1955 inParis ) was the French Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry in the governments ofJean-Pierre Raffarin (Prime Minister) and then ofDominique de Villepin (Prime Minister),Jacques Chirac being the President de la Republique.Early life
He was born in the
XIVe arrondissement of Paris. He is married to Valerie Baroin (1981) and the father of three: Constance (1984), Alexandre (1985), Severine (1988). He got his master degree in electrical engineering and computer science from Supélec and later graduated from the Institut des hautes études de défense nationale (IHEDN ).Manager
He started his career as an entrepreneur in New York where he created a software company (FORMA SYSTEMS).
He served as board member of:AXA; La Poste; DEXIA BANQUE; RODHIA; SCNEIDER ELECTRIC; THOMSON SA (Chairman& CEO); FRANCE TELECOM (Chairman & CEO); ORANGE (Non executive Chairman); BOUYGUES TELECOM; GROUP BULL (Vice Chairman & CEO).
Thomson
He was the Chairman and CEO of
Thomson (1997-2002). Turning around the company, he obtained worldwide recognised great results in short term. The value of the company raised from 1FF up to 100 billions FF over his term.France Telecom
He has been the chairman and chief executive officer of
France Télécom (2002-2005) and turned around vigoureusely the stuation, while dimishing the huge indebtness of the company from 70 billions down to 32 Billions Euros under his madate.Author
He is the author of many books about cyberspace, information technology and economy:
Minister of Finance
He was appointed on
February 25 ,2005 , replacingHervé Gaymard , untilMay 18 2007 , replaced byJean-Louis Borloo .Post-politics
Academic/faculty
He his currently a Professor at
Harvard Business School where he teaches Leadership and Corporate Accountability (LCA ).He is an officer of the
Légion d'honneur and an commandor of theOrdre National du Mérite .
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