Biography

Aged 65, general inspector of Finance, graduate of l'École nationale d'administration, graduate of l'Institut d'études politiques, Paris, of the Paris-Assas Faculty of Law and Economics, and of the University of Chicago (Master of Arts). 

Policy officer at the General Secretariat of the Inter-ministerial Committee for European economic cooperation issues (1976-78) Technical adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean François-Poncet (1979-1981) General Inspection of Finance (IGF) (1981-82), Financial adviser for Africa at the Treasury (1982-84) Sub-director, responsible for research and development (1985-86), Director for Overseas territories and foreign affairs for the insurance company Gan (Groupe des assurances nationales) (1986) Cabinet director for Bernard Bosson (minister delegate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responsible for European affairs) (1986-88) General inspector of finance (1990) Deputy departmental manager, IGF (1990) Secretary of the Council for prospection and evaluation at the Ministry of Finance (1991) Director-general (1992-94) then Director of the Paris Opera (1994-95) CEO of Radio France internationale (RFI) (1995-2004) President of Radio Monte-Carlo Middle-East (RMC-MO) (1996-2004) CEO of Radio France (2004-09). President of the Grand Palais and President of the board of directors of the Réunion des Musées Nationaux (2009-2011)

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