Jean-Paul George

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Jean-Paul George
Born (1944-03-22) March 22, 1944 (age 78)
Nationality French
Alma mater École Polytechnique, CentraleSupélec
OccupationCo-Founder and Chairman of Altergaz (2003–12) : €1,6bn in 2012

Jean-Paul George (born March 22, 1944) is a French Chairman and CEO of the energy sector. He is known as co-founder and Chairman of Altergaz, the first French independent natural gas company, created in 2003. [1] [2]

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Early life

Jean-Paul George graduated from École Polytechnique (1964) and CentraleSupélec (1967-69). [3]

Career

Jean-Paul George entered in EDF-GDF group in the 70's, he was sales manager of Gaz de France and he is known as founder of the first Gaz de France's subsidiary: Cofathec, [4] today renamed ENGIE Cofely (€2,2bn of turnover in 2018). [5] He was CEO of Cofathec group from 1994 to 2000 before being appointed Delegate-General of Gaz de France's e-company. [6]

Altergaz

After retirement, he cofounded in 2003 with Robert Delbos (former Treasurer, CFO of EDF-GDF and CEO of Solfea bank) and the investor Georges Cohen (founder of Transiciel) [7] the first French independent natural gas company : Altergaz (turnover in 2012 : €1,6 billion). [8] Delbos was the CEO and George the Chairman of Altergaz between 2003 and 2012.

After years of collaboration, Eni, the Italian multinational Oil & Gas company, acquired Altergaz, that was renamed Eni Gas & Power France [9] with 1,5 million of customers in France. [10] [11]

Honours

George has been decorated with the National Order of the Legion of Honour. [12]

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References

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  2. "L'italien Eni investit le marché français du gaz aux particuliers". La Croix (in French). 2007-07-02. ISSN   0242-6056 . Retrieved 2021-06-24.
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  4. "Energie : Altergaz sur les épaules d'ENI" (in French). 2007-10-01.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. "ENGIE ENERGIE SERVICES à PARIS LA DEFENSE CEDEX (92930), bilan gratuit 2019, sur SOCIETE.COM (552046955)". www.societe.com. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  6. "Réorganisation". Les Echos (in French). 2000-04-26. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  7. "Georges Cohen, un autodidacte devenu millionnaire". April 12, 2005 via Le Monde.
  8. "ENI GAS & POWER FRANCE à LEVALLOIS PERRET (92300), bilan gratuit 2017, sur SOCIETE.COM (451225692)". www.societe.com.
  9. "ENI GAS & POWER FRANCE à LEVALLOIS PERRET (92300), bilan gratuit 2017, sur SOCIETE.COM (451225692)". www.societe.com.
  10. "Altergaz : le bras armé d'ENI en France". Les Echos. June 29, 2007.
  11. "Eni détient plus de 38% du capital d'Altergaz". Les Echos. January 23, 2008.
  12. "Polytechnique.org :: Jean-Paul George". www.polytechnique.org. Retrieved 2021-06-24.