• RISING THROUGH THE RANKS OF RHÔNE-POULENC GROUP
• ROCKY WATERS AND AN AUDACIOUS TAKEOVER BID
• THE FUTURE AT SANOFI-AVENTIS
• SOURCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Board member, Sanofi-Aventis

Nationality: French.

Born: July 13, 1944, in Saint-Flour-Cantal, France.

Education: Hautes Études Commerciales, MSc, 1968; INSEAD, MBA, 1971.

Career: La Compagnie du Roneo, 1968–1970, president; McKinsey & Company, 1971–1975, consultant; Rhône-Poulenc Group, 1975–1977, deputy to the president in health division; 1977–1980, executive vice president in health division; 1980–1992, president of health division; 1992–1998, president; Aventis, 1998–2002, president of pharmaceutical...