French businessman (born 1925)
Yvon Gattaz (born 17 June 1925) is a French businessman. He is the co-founder of Radiall , an electronics manufacturer. He was President of the Conseil national du patronat français , the main pro-business organization in France, from 1981 to 1986. He has authored many books about free enterprise .
Early life
Yvon Gattaz was born on 17 June 1925 in Bourgoin-Jallieu near Lyon in France.[ 1] His father was a schoolteacher.[ 2] He had a brother, Lucien.[ 3]
Gattaz graduated from the École Centrale Paris .[ 2] [ 3]
Business career
Gattaz worked as an engineer for Aciéries du Nord (later Usinor-Denain ) from 1948 to 1950.[ 3] He worked for Citroën from 1950 to 1954.[ 3]
Gattaz co-founded Radiall , an electronics manufacturer, with his brother Lucien in 1952.[ 3] [ 4] He served as its chairman and chief executive officer from 1952 to 1993.[ 3] He has served as the chairman of its supervisory board since 1994.[ 3]
Gattaz served on the board of directors of Moulinex from 1988 to 1993.[ 3]
Pro-business advocacy
Gattaz served on the board of the Centre national de la recherche scientifique from 1979 to 1981.[ 3] He served as the President of the Conseil national du patronat français , the main pro-business organization in France, from 1981 to 1986.[ 2] [ 5] He was criticized by Ambroise Roux , the founder of the French Association of Private Enterprises , who thought the Conseil national du patronat français under Gattaz's leadership was not sufficiently forceful in pushing back against President François Mitterrand 's socialist policy of nationalization.[ 6]
Gattaz founded Association Jeunesse et Entreprises, a non-profit organization which brings young people and the business world together, in 1986.[ 7]
Gattaz was inducted into the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques on 29 May 1989.[ 1] He served as its president in 1999.[ 1] He serves on the board of trustees of the Fondation Fourmentin-Guilbert.[ 3]
Gattaz has authored many books about free enterprise.
Personal life
Gattaz has a son, Pierre Gattaz , who serves as the Chairman of Radiall and President of the MEDEF.[ 2] [ 5]
Bibliography
Les Hommes en gris (Paris:Robert Laffont, 1970).
La Fin des patrons (Paris: Robert Laffont, 1979).
Les patrons reviennent (Paris: Robert Laffont, 1988).
Le Modèle français (Paris: Plon, 1993).
Mitterrand et les patrons (co-authored with Philippe Simonnot, Paris: Fayard, 1999).
La Moyenne Entreprise (Paris: Fayard, 2002).
Mes vies d'entrepreneur (Paris: Fayard, 2006).
La Seconde Vie : faire de sa retraite un succès (Paris: Bourin Éditeur, 2010).
Les ETI, entreprises de taille intermédiaire (Paris: Bourin Éditeur, 2010).
L'Entreprise et les jeunes (Paris: Bourin Editeur, 2011).
Création d'entreprise: la double révolution (Paris: Eyrolles Éditeur, 2014).
References
^ a b c "YVON GATTAZ" . Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques . Retrieved October 21, 2015 .
^ a b c d Bolle, Heloise (September 13, 2013). "Medef : les Gattaz, patrons des patrons de père en fils" . Challenges . Retrieved October 21, 2015 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j "Carrière" . Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques . Retrieved October 21, 2015 .
^ Birchem, Nathalie (July 3, 2013). "Pierre Gattaz, le conquérant de l'industrie" . La Croix . Retrieved October 21, 2015 .
^ a b Desmedt, Patrice (June 21, 2010). "Pierre Gattaz, porte-parole de l'industrie" . L'Usine nouvelle . Retrieved October 21, 2015 .
^ Bensahel, Nathalie; Riche, Pascal (April 6, 1999). "Ambroise Roux passe de l'ombre à trépas.Le plus puissant lobbyiste du patronat français est mort dimanche à l'âge de 77 ans. Intime de Pompidou, il régnait sur le capitalisme français depuis près de trente ans. près de trente ans" . Libération . Retrieved April 18, 2017 .
^ "Notre mission" . Association Jeunesse et Entreprises . Retrieved October 31, 2015 .
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