• EDUCATION AND EARLY CAREER
• THE MAKEOVER OF CGE
• TAKING ON THE UNITED STATES
• DOWNFALL
• FURTHER DISGRACE
• SOURCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Former chairman and chief executive officer, Vivendi Universal

Nationality: French.

Born: December 13, 1956, in Grenoble, France.

Education: École Polytechnique, BS, 1976; attended École Nationale d'Administration, 1980–1982.

Family: Married Antoinette (maiden name unknown); children: five.

Career: French Ministry of Economy and Finance, 1982–1986, auditor of state-owned companies; 1986–1988, advisor to the minister of economy, finance, and privatization; Lazard Frères et Compagnie, 1988–1994,...