Alain Minc (; born 15 April 1949) is a French businessman, political advisor and author.
Biography
Early life Alain Minc was born on April 15, 1949, in Paris to a family of Jewish immigrants from Poland. His father, Joseph Minkowski, was a dentist and a member of the Communist Party.French President's Adviser Interviewed
Alain Minc is a graduate of the École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris, Sciences Po and the École nationale d'administration.
Career In 1979, he became CFO of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain. In 1981, he was selected to be one of the first Young Leaders of the French-American Foundation. In 1986, he became vice-chairman of CIR International and General Manager of Cerus, non-Italian affiliates of Benedetti Group. In 1991, he founded his own consultancy firm, AM Conseil. He has been the Chairman of Le Monde'''s supervisory board.Catherine Mallaval, Olivier Costemalle. "D'un revers de Minc". Libération, June 29, 2007 He sits on the board of directors of Criteria CaixaCorp since 2007. He is also a board member of Prisa, Fnac, Direct Energie, Ingenico, and Yves Saint Laurent.
He has been an advisor to Edouard Balladur, François Pinault, Vincent Bolloré,Nicolas Cori. "Confit d'intérêts". Libération, June 29, 2007 and ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy."Les propos d'Alain Minc sur le pape font bondir les catholiques". Le Monde, 26.08.10 He came under fire for criticizing Pope Benedict XVI's position on the French Romani repatriation in 2010.
He is a member of the Nicolas Berggruen Institute. He is also a recipient of the Legion of Honour.'Légion d'honneur: enfin une vraie parité hommes-femmes". Le Nouvel Observateur, 31-01-08
Since December 2011, he is President of the board of directors of Société des Autoroutes du Nord et de l'Est de la France (SANEF) which operates motorways in northeast France under a French government concession.
BibliographyCe monde qui vientEpître à nos nouveaux maîtres (2003)Les Prophètes du bonheur: historie personnelle de la pensée économique (2004)Rapport sur la France de l'an 2000Le Nouveau Moyen-âgeLes vengeances des NationsLa Machine égalitaireRapport sur l´informatisation de la sociétéUne sorte de Diable, les vies de John M. Keynes (2006)Le Crépuscule des petits dieux (2006)Une histoire de France (2008)Dix jours qui ébranleront le monde (2009)Une histoire politique des intellectuels (2010)L'âme des nations (2012)Vive l’Allemagne'' (2013)
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