Pierre Gattaz | |
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Born |
Pierre Gattaz 11 September 1959 Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | École nationale supérieure des télécommunications de Bretagne |
Occupation | Business executive |
Known for |
Chairman of the Executive Board for Radiall President of the Executive and Strategic Committee for Radiall President of the MEDEF(2013-present) |
Predecessor | Laurence Parisot |
Spouse(s) | Marie-Aude Gattaz |
Children | 4 |
Parent(s) | Yvon Gattaz |
Chairman of the Executive Board for Radiall
President of the Executive and Strategic Committee for Radiall
Pierre Gattaz (born September 11, 1959 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France) is a French business executive. He serves as the Chairman of Radiall, an electronics manufacturer. He is the President of the Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF), the main pro-business organization in France, and the son of Yvon Gattaz, who presided the Conseil national du patronat français, a precursor to the MEDEF.
Pierre Gattaz was born on September 11, 1959 in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, France. His father, Yvon Gattaz, co-founded Radiall, an electronics manufacturer, in 1952, and served as the President of the Conseil national du patronat français, a precursor to the MEDEF, from 1981 to 1986. Pierre Gattaz has indeed family ties in Creuse on the side of his wife Marie-Aude Gattaz, in the sector of La Souterraine.
Gattaz graduated from the École nationale supérieure des télécommunications de Bretagne, where he received a bachelor of science degree in engineering. He received a certificate in administrative management from George Washington University in Washington, D.C..
Gattaz worked as a business attache at the Embassy of France, Washington, D.C.. He returned to France to work for Dassault Electronique, a subsidiary of the Dassault Group, from 1984 to 1989. He served as General Manager of Fontaine Electronique Convergie, a subsidiary of Dynaction, from 1989 to 1992.