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Yvon Gattaz
French businessman (1925–2024)
Yvon Gattaz (17 June 1925 – 12 December 2024) was a French businessman. He was the co-founder of Radiall, an electronics manufacturer.2
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Born Jun 17, 1925, died Dec 12, 2024.1
About
He was President of the Conseil national du patronat français, the main pro-business organization in France, from 1981 to 1986. Gattaz authored many books about free enterprise.
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Companies
Early life and education
Yvon Gattaz was born on 17 June 1925 in Bourgoin-Jallieu, near Lyon in France. His father was a schoolteacher. He had a brother, Lucien (1924–2003).
Gattaz graduated from the École Centrale Paris.
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Career
Occupation: businessperson, business executive, engineer.8 9
- 1988 to 1993Administrator, Moulinex4 7
- 1981 to 1986President, Conseil National du Patronat Français7 8
- 1979 to 1981Administrator, National Center for Scientific Research4 7
- 1979 to 1989Member of the French Economic, Social and Environmental Council7
- 1979 to 1981Administrator, Centre français du commerce extérieur4 7
- 1952 to 1994Président-directeur général, Radiall4 5
- 1950 to 1954Worked at Citroën4 5
- 1948 to 1950Engineer, Aciéries du Nord4 5
- Date not recordedFounded Radiall6
- Date not recordedPresident, ETHIC7
Business career
Gattaz worked as an engineer for Aciéries du Nord (later Usinor-Denain) from 1948 to 1950. He worked for Citroën from 1950 to 1954.
Gattaz co-founded Radiall, an electronics manufacturer, with his brother Lucien in 1952. He served as its chairman and chief executive officer from 1952 to 1993. He has served as the chairman of its supervisory board since 1994.
Gattaz served on the board of directors of Moulinex from 1988 to 1993.
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Pro-business advocacy
Gattaz served on the board of the Centre national de la recherche scientifique from 1979 to 1981. He served as the President of the Conseil national du patronat français, the main pro-business organization in France, from 1981 to 1986. He was criticized by Ambroise Roux, the founder of the French Association of Private Enterprises, who thought the Conseil national du patronat français under Gattaz's leadership was not sufficiently forceful in pushing back against President François Mitterrand's socialist policy of nationalization.
Gattaz founded Association Jeunesse et Entreprises, a non-profit organization which brings young people and the business world together, in 1986.
Gattaz was inducted into the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques on 29 May 1989. He served as its president in 1999. He served on the board of trustees of the Fondation Fourmentin-Guilbert.
Gattaz authored many books about free enterprise.
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Personal life
Gattaz had a son, Pierre Gattaz, who serves as the Chairman of Radiall and President of the MEDEF.
Yvon Gattaz died in his sleep on 12 December 2024, at the age of 99.
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Awards
- 2013Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour8 14
- 2008Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour8 14
- 2004Great Gold medal of the Société d'Encouragement au Progrès14
- 2001Prix mondial Cino Del Duca14 15
- 2000Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit8 14
- 2000Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit8 14
- 1994Commander of the Legion of Honour8 14
- 1991Commander of the National Order of Merit8 14
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Sources
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- 1WikidataYvon Gattaz on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaYvon Gattaz on Wikipedia
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- 4Wikidataeducation, as reported
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- 14WikidataYvon Gattaz: award, on Wikidata
- 15Wikidataaward, as reported
- 16WikidataYvon Gattaz: IMDb, on Wikidata
- 17WikidataRadiall, Founder
- 18Wikimedia CommonsYvon Gattaz photo by ASMEP-ETI, CC BY-SA 4.0