Louis Schweitzer (businessman)
| Louis Schweitzer | |
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Mondial de l'Automobile de Paris, 2012
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| Born |
8 July 1942 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Education | Institut d'études politiques de Paris |
| Occupation | Chairman of Renault (1992-2005) |
| Parent(s) | Pierre-Paul Schweitzer |
| Awards |
Légion d'honneur National Order of Merit |
Louis Schweitzer (born 8 July 1942 in Geneva, Switzerland) is a former Chairman of Renault, first taking that post on 27 May 1992 in succession to : he was also CEO from 1992 to 2005. He was in addition Chairman of AstraZeneca until 8 June 2012 where he was appointed as a Director 11 March 2004. He is a non-executive director of BNP Paribas, Electricité de France, Veolia Environnement, Volvo AB and L'Oréal, and Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Philips Electronics NV
Louis Schweitzer is the son of Pierre-Paul Schweitzer, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 1963 to 1973. He is the grandnephew of Albert Schweitzer, and so related to Jean-Paul Sartre.
Schweitzer has a degree in law and is a graduate of France's elite Institut d'études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) and École nationale d'administration.
He was appointed Inspector of Finance at the French Treasury in 1970. In 1981, he became Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Laurent Fabius in his various government posts (Budget Minister, Minister for Industry and Research and Prime Minister).
He joined Renault in 1986 and became Chief Financial Officer and Head of Strategic Planning in 1988.
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