Frank Emmanuel Dangeard (25 February 1958 – 13 August 2025) was a Canadian-born French businessman.[2]
Born in Ottawa on 25 February 1958, Dangeard studied at HEC Paris, Sciences Po, and Harvard Law School.[3] He worked as a lawyer in the United States and the United Kingdom from 1986 to 1989 before serving as manager of S. G. Warburg & Co. He then joined Thomson Multimedia in 1997 before serving as Director General of France Télécom[fr] from 2002 to 2004.[4] From 2004 to 2008, he was CEO of Thomson.[5][6] He received a golden parachute of €2.28 million in the midst of his dismissal from the position.[7] In 2011, he published a book titled La Décision de crise dans l'entreprise, which covered 12 stories of governance during times of crisis.[8]