ESPCI Paris is a grande école founded in 1882 by the city of Paris, France. It educates undergraduate and graduate students in physics, chemistry and biology and conducts high-level research in those fields. It is ranked as the first French École d'Ingénieurs in the 2017 Shanghai Ranking.
Lazard Inc. is a financial advisory and asset management firm that engages in investment banking, asset management and other financial services, primarily with institutional clients. It is the world's largest independent investment bank, with principal executive offices in New York City, Paris and London.
François Loos was appointed Minister Delegate for Industry on 2 June 2005, following a term as Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade. He was Minister Delegate for Higher Education & Research in the first Raffarin government.
Fred H. Langhammer is Chairman, Global Affairs, of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of cosmetics products.
Peter Robert Voser is a Swiss businessman, who is the chairman of the Swedish-Swiss company ABB. He was the CEO of the Dutch-British corporation Royal Dutch Shell from July 2009 to December 2013. He was interim CEO of ABB from April 2019 to February 2020. He started his career at Royal Dutch Shell in 1982, working in a number of finance and business roles in different countries. From 2002 to 2005 he was chief financial officer for ABB and Royal Dutch Shell. In 2004, he was appointed Royal Dutch Shell's chief financial officer (CFO) and then CEO in July 2009.
Jean Gandois, AM was a French businessman.
Edward "Ed" Liddy is an American businessman who was chairman of the Allstate Corporation from 1999 to 2008.
Rhodia was a group founded in 1988 that specialized in fine chemistry, synthetic fibers, and polymers.
Simon Beresford-Wylie is the CEO of Imagination Technologies, a UK based supplier of semiconductor intellectual property. Before joining Imagination technologies in October 2020, Beresford Wylie was the CEO of Arqiva. Prior to joining Arqiva in 2015, he was Global Executive Advisor and Executive Vice President to the networks business unit of Samsung Electronics. He was the former president and CEO of Nokia Siemens Networks and a member of the group executive board of Nokia Corporation from February 2005 to October 2009. He was a member of the board of directors of the Vitec Group from 1 March 2006 until 30 November 2013.
Guillaume Pepy is a high-ranking French civil servant who currently serves as president of the SNCF, the French national rail authority. He is also chairman of Eurostar and deputy-chairman of the Keolis Group.
Dinesh C. Paliwal is an Indian American business executive. He is a Partner at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) and also serves as Executive Chairman of Marelli. He was the Chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Harman International, a provider of audio and infotainment systems for the automotive, consumer, and professional markets, from 2007 to 2020.
Edmond Alphandéry is a French politician, public-sector company executive, and public policy advocate. He was the French Minister of Economy and Finance from 1993 to 1995, executive chairman of Électricité de France from 1995 to 1998, and chairman of CNP Assurances from 1998 to 2012. In 1999 he founded the Euro 50 Group, and has been its chairman since then.
Jean-Bernard Lévy is a French businessman, and was the CEO and chairman of EDF.
Jean-Pierre Clamadieu is a French businessman.
Claes Åke Gustaf Dahlbäck is a Swedish businessman.
Gérard Worms was a French banker and businessman. He served as the Vice Chairman of Rothschild Europe and Senior Advisor of Rothschild & Cie Banque.
Arnaud de Puyfontaine is a French businessman who has been the chief executive officer of Vivendi since 2014.
Augustin Pascal Pierre Louis Marie de Romanet de Beaune is a French political advisor and business executive, chief executive officer of Groupe ADP since November 2012. He served as the chairman of the Caisse des dépôts et consignations from 2007 to 2012, and held many government positions between 1986 and 2006.
Ambroise Roux was a French businessman and political advisor. He was the chief executive officer of Compagnie générale d'électricité from 1970 to 1981. He was the founding president of the French Association of Private Enterprises (AFEP). On his death, President Jacques Chirac called him "one of the great figures of French capitalism."
Thierry Yves Henri Bolloré is a French businessman, previously CEO of Jaguar Land Rover. He began his career at Michelin, then joined Faurecia in 2005 and Renault in 2012 as Chief Competitive Officer, then was named COO in 2018, before becoming CEO from November 2018 to October 2019.
