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Chairman and chief executive officer, Vivendi Universal

Nationality: French.

Born: June 20, 1939, in Libourne, France.

Education: École Polytechnique, MS, 1960.

Family: Wife Janelly (maiden name unknown).

Career: Bossard & Michel, 1963–1972, engineering consultant; Bossard Consultants, 1972–1977, member, board of directors; Bossard Consultants, 1977–1986, chief operating officer; Rhône-Poulenc, 1986–1999, chairman and chief executive officer; Aventis,...