Nationality French Occupation Banker
Businessman | Religion Jewish Name Gerard Worms | |
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Born August 1, 1936 Paris, France Education Ecole Polytechnique
Mines ParisTech | ||
Gérard Worms is a French banker and businessman. He serves as the Vice Chairman of Rothschild Europe and Senior Advisor of Rothschild & Cie Banque.
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Early life
Gérard Worms was born on August 1, 1936 in Paris. He graduated from the École Polytechnique and Mines ParisTech.
Career
He started his career as a technical adviser in the French civil service. He served as an Advisor to Olivier Guichard (1920–2004), Minister of Industry from 1967 to 1968, and to Jacques Chaban-Delmas (1915–2000), Prime Minister from 1969 to 1972. Since 1972, he has worked at the Hachette Group, the Rhône-Poulenc group, the Société Générale de Belgique and Telecom Italia. He served as Deputy Chairman of Supervisory Board and Vice President of M6. From 1990 to 1995, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Compagnie de Suez. From 1995 to 1999, he served as the Chairman of the Compagnie de Suez and Indosuez Private Banking.
He has been a Member of the Supervisory Board of Publicis from 1998 to 2013. He has served on the Boards of Directors of Saatchi & Saatchi, Mercapital, Éditions Atlas, Paris Orléans, Financière Saint Merri and Cofide. He served as the Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) from 2011 to 2013. He has also served on the Board of Advisors of Degrémont. Additionally, he has been a member of Le Siècle, a French think tank. He also sits on the Board of Directors of the Fondation Ensemble and on the Ethics Committee of Fondapol.
He has taught at the HEC Paris, the University of Paris and his alma mater, the École Polytechnique. He has also co-written a book.
He served as the Chairman of Rothschild & Cie Banque (Paris) from 1995 to 1999. He served as Vice Chairman of the European subsidiary of Banque privée Edmond de Rothschild. He also served as Chief Executive Officer of N M Rothschild & Sons. He currently serves as Vice Chairman of Rothschild Europe and Senior Advisor of Rothschild & Cie Banque. Additionally, he serves on the Audit Committee of Publicis.