Claude Bébéar
Claude Bébéar (born the July 29th 1935 with Issac in the Dordogne) is a business man French.
Biography
Entered fourth with the Polytechnic school (X1955 Promotion) then raises school of cavalry of Saumur, it enters to the Group of the Old Mutual insurances.
In 1958, it passes the diploma of the institute of the Actuaire S of Paris.
In 1975, it is named Managing director of the Old Mutual insurance companies which will become thereafter the Plain Mutual insurance companies.
In 1982, it assumes the chairmanship of the Drouot Group.
In 1985, it creates AXA which, of fusions in fusions, ends up absorbing UAP and becomes the first French group of Assurance. In parallel, the internationalization of the group continues.
In 1997, George Bush gives the Point off to him Light Award, a price intended to reward the company more points some in the field of the humane patronage. For the first time this price is given to a nonAmerican company.
In 1999, Claude Bébéar takes the control of the thirteenth company of Japanese life insurance, the Japanese Dantaï.
In May 2000, it entrusts the reins of the Presidency of the Directory of AXA to Henri de Castries and becomes President of the Board of trustees of AXA. In addition it creates with Alain Mérieux and Henri Lachmann the Institut Montaigne which it chairs, a political think tank. He is also member of the support group of the Institut Turgot, a Think liberal tank.
Claude Bébéar is also administrator of BNP Paribas and Schneider Electric, and member of the board of trustees of Vivendi Universal.
Its knowledge and its experiment, allied with a strong spirit, do of him one of the most powerful men of European employers. Its influence in this field is still considerable. It was in addition one of the first French owners to become aware of the importance of social in the management of a private company. Claude Bébéar is married and father of three children. He was promoted Commandeur of the Légion of honor and Officier of the National order of the Merit.
He is member of the Académie of the Sports.
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