Gérard Worms
French banker and businessman (1936–2020)
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Gérard Worms (1 August 1936 – 31 August 2020) was a French banker and businessman. He was the Vice Chairman of Rothschild Europe and Senior Advisor of Rothschild & Cie Banque.
Mines ParisTech
Gérard Worms | |
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October 2009 | |
| Born | 1 August 1936 Paris, France |
| Died | 31 August 2020 (aged 84) |
| Education | École Polytechnique Mines ParisTech |
| Occupations | Banker, Businessman |
Early life and education
Gérard Worms was born on 1 August 1936, in Paris.[1][2] He graduated from the École Polytechnique and Mines ParisTech.[1][2][3]
Career
He started his career as a technical adviser in the French civil service.[4] He was an advisor to Olivier Guichard (1920–2004), Minister of Industry from 1967 to 1968, and to Jacques Chaban-Delmas (1915–2000), Prime Minister from 1969 to 1972.[2][3] Since 1972, he has worked at the Hachette Group, the Rhône-Poulenc Group, the Société Générale de Belgique, and Telecom Italia.[4][5] He was Deputy Chairman of the supervisory board and Vice President of M6.[4] From 1990 to 1995, he was the chief executive officer of the Compagnie de Suez.[3][4][5] From 1995 to 1999, he was Chairman of the Compagnie de Suez and Indosuez Private Banking.[3][4][5]
He was a member of the supervisory board of Publicis from 1998 to 2013.[4] He was on the Boards of Directors of Saatchi & Saatchi, Mercapital, Éditions Atlas, Paris Orléans, Financière Saint Merri, and Cofide.[4] He was the Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) from 2011 to 2013.[6] He also was on the Board of Advisors of Degrémont.[4] Additionally, he was a member of Le Siècle, a French think tank.[7] He also sat on the Board of Directors of the Fondation Ensemble and on the Ethics Committee of Fondapol.[8]
He taught at the HEC Paris, the University of Paris, and his alma mater, the École Polytechnique.[9][2] He also co-wrote a book.
He was the Chairman of Rothschild & Cie Banque (Paris) from 1995 to 1999.[3][4] He was Vice Chairman of the European subsidiary of Banque privée Edmond de Rothschild.[3][4] He also was chief executive officer of N. M. Rothschild & Sons.[7] He was Vice Chairman of Rothschild Europe and Senior Advisor of Rothschild & Cie Banque.[4][5] Additionally, he was on the Audit Committee of Publicis.[5]
Death
Worms died on 31 August 2020.[10]
Bibliography
- Gérard Worms, Jean Mothes, Méthodes modernes de l'économie appliquée (Dunod, 1974, 259 pages).[11]