French businessman, political advisor, and author. In 1979, he became CEO of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain. In 1986, he became Vice-Chairman of CIR International and General Manager of Cerus, non-Italian affiliates of Benedetti Group. In 1991, he founded his own consultancy firm, AM Conseil. He has been the Chairman of Le Mondes supervisory board. He sits on the Board of Directors of Criteria CaixaCorp since 2007. He is also a Board member of Prisa, FNAC, Direct Energie, Ingenico, and Yves Saint Laurent. He has been an advisor to Edouard Balladur, François Pinault, Vincent Bolloré, and ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy. He came under fire for criticizing Pope Benedict XVIs position on the French Romani repatriation in 2010. He is a member of the Nicolas Berggruen Institute. He is also a recipient of the Legion of Honour. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less