Gérard Worms
Gérard Worms | |
|---|---|
 October 2009 | |
| Born | 1 August 1936 Paris, France |
| Died | 31 August 2020 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | École Polytechnique Mines ParisTech |
| Occupation | Banker Businessman |
Gérard Worms (1 August 1936 – 31 August 2020) was a French banker and businessman. He served as the Vice Chairman of Rothschild Europe and Senior Advisor of Rothschild & Cie Banque.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Gérard Worms was born on 1 August 1936 in Paris.[1][2] He graduated from the École Polytechnique and Mines ParisTech.[1][2][3]
Career[]
He started his career as a technical adviser in the French civil service.[4] He served as an Advisor to Olivier Guichard (1920–2004), Minister of Industry from 1967 to 1968, and to Jacques Chaban-Delmas (1915–2000), Prime Minister from 1969 to 1972.[2][3] Since 1972, he worked at the Hachette Group, the Rhône-Poulenc group, the Société Générale de Belgique and Telecom Italia.[4][5] He served as Deputy Chairman of Supervisory Board and Vice President of M6.[4] From 1990 to 1995, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Compagnie de Suez.[3][4][5] From 1995 to 1999, he served as the Chairman of the Compagnie de Suez and .[3][4][5]
He was a Member of the Supervisory Board of Publicis from 1998 to 2013.[4] He served on the Boards of Directors of Saatchi & Saatchi, , , Paris Orléans, and .[4] He served as the Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) from 2011 to 2013.[6] He also served on the Board of Advisors of Degrémont.[4] Additionally, he was a member of Le Siècle, a French think tank.[7] He also sat on the Board of Directors of the and on the Ethics Committee of Fondapol.[8]
He taught at the HEC Paris, the University of Paris and his alma mater, the École Polytechnique.[1][2] He also co-wrote a book.
He served as the Chairman of Rothschild & Cie Banque (Paris) from 1995 to 1999.[3][4] He served as Vice Chairman of the European subsidiary of Banque privée Edmond de Rothschild.[3][4] He also served as Chief Executive Officer of N M Rothschild & Sons.[7] He served as Vice Chairman of Rothschild Europe and Senior Advisor of Rothschild & Cie Banque.[4][5] Additionally, he served on the Audit Committee of Publicis.[5]
Death[]
Worms died on 31 August 2020.[9]
Bibliography[]
- Gérard Worms, Jean Mothes, Méthodes modernes de l'économie appliquée (Dunod, 1974, 259 pages).[10]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Association Georges Pompidou". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2013-12-13.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Archives Nationales
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Gérard Worms est élu président mondial de la Chambre de commerce internationale, Les Échos, April 05, 2011
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k Bloomberg BusinessWeek
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Public Groupe: Audit Committee
- ^ International Chamber of Commerce
- ^ Jump up to: a b Rachida Dati, Fille de M'Barek et de Fatim-Zhora: Ministre de la Justice, Paris: XO Editions, 2011, pp. 197-199
- ^ Fondapol
- ^ La mort de Gérard Worms, industriel et figure de la finance (in French)
- ^ Google Books
- 2020 deaths
- 1936 births
- Businesspeople from Paris
- Mines ParisTech alumni
- École Polytechnique alumni
- French bankers
- University of Paris faculty