Bernard Attali | |
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 Bernard Attali in 2015 | |
| Born | 1 November 1943 |
| Education | Sciences Po École nationale d'administration |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Relatives | Jacques Attali (twin brother) |
Bernard Attali (born 1943) is a French business executive, political advisor and one-time novelist. He was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Air France from 1988 to 1993. He is a senior advisor to TPG Capital and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Bernard Attali was born on 1 November 1943 in Algiers, French Algeria (now Algeria). [1] [2] His twin brother, Jacques Attali, is an economist and political advisor. [2] [3] He also has a sister, Fabienne. [3] Their parents were Jewish. [3] Their father, Simon Attali, was trained as a rabbi and made a fortune in the fragrance industry. [3] The family moved to Mainland France, settling in the 16th arrondissement of Paris in 1956, two years into the Algerian War. [3]
Attali took piano lessons from the age of five. [3] He graduated from Sciences Po in 1966 and the École nationale d'administration (ENA) in 1968. [4] [5]
Attali became an advisor to the Court of Audit in 1974; he was promoted to the rank of master advisor in 1991. [1]
Attali served as the financial director of the Club Med from 1980 to 1981. He then served as the head of DATAR from 1981 to 1984. [2] He served as the president of the Groupe des Assurances Nationales (GAN) from 1984 to 1986. [2]
Attali was the CEO of Air France from 1988 to 1993. [6] He oversaw the acquisition of Union de Transports Aériens in 1989 and Union de Transports Aériens in 1992. [6]
Attali subsequently worked for Arjil & Associés Banque, an investment bank, [7] from 1993 to 1996. [6] He was CEO of Bankers Trust France, the French subsidiary of Bankers Trust, from 1996 to 1998. [8] He was the vice-chairman of Deutsche Bank Europe Investment Banking from 1999 to 2000. [4] In 2007, Attali joined TPG Capital as a senior advisor. [9] [6] He is also a senior advisor to Bank of America Merrill Lynch, [5] and a director of SFR. [5]
Attali is the author of two non-fiction books and a novel, La mise en examen. [2] In 2015, he authored a report about the future of the École Polytechnique for the French government. [10]
Attali became an Officer of the Legion of Honour in July 1998. [11]
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