Roger Gaspard
Born in 1902. Father officer of colonial artillery. “X”, the Highways Departments, Sup-Elec. Engineer, then chief engineer of the Highways Departments of the department of the Seine (1927-1942). Principal private secretary of Paul Ramadier, Secretary of State to Public works (1936- January 1938). Director of Electricity to the ministry for the Industrial production and representative of the government at the Steering Committee of Electrical energy (1942-1946). Resisting, stopped and imprisoned to have hidden copper the German authorities. Representative of the Lacoste minister at the Commission Perrier. Executive vice president (1946), managing director (1947-1962), then President (1962-1963) of EDF. Vice-president (1946-1962) of the National company of the Rhone. Chairman of Schneider SA (1966-1969).
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And the light was nationalized - Birth of EDF-GDF of Rene Gaudy (editions Sociales)