
1955 - 1958 : Institute of Political Science (IEP)
1958 - 1960 : MBA of Cornell University. USA
1963 - 1978 : Europe Executive Director at the Chase Manhattan Bank NA.
1978 - 1988 : Executive Director at the Midland Bank PLC in London and Chairman of Thomas Cook PLC.
1988 - 1991 : Chairman of the surperisory Board at La Générale de Belgique in Brussels (Belgium)
1992 - 1997 : CEO of Banque Industrielle Mobilière Privée (BIMP). Paris
1997 - 2007 : Partner of a Private Equity Fund, Rhône Group, then Chairman of Almatis gmbh, alumin worldwide.
From 2007 : Chairman of the Supervisory board of Etam (women’s lingerie and prêt-à-porter) and Meridiam, a leader in the public/private financing of infrastructure projects: in Europe and the USA. Member of the Board of Directors of both Belambra (leader in French Holiday Camps) and Compagnie Financière Tradition (one of the three worldwide leaders of intermediation of financial and non financial products).
Chairman of Grosshill Property from 2010.
TRILATERAL COMMISSION
1978 - 1989 : Member
1989 - 2004 : Chairman of the French Section
2004 - 2010 : Vice-Chairman of the European Section and member of the Worldwide Executive Board of the Trilateral Commission.
From 2010 : Member