Background
ROUX, Ambroise Marie Casimir was born on June 26, 1921 in Piscop, Val d'Oise. Son of Andre Roux and Cycile Marcilhacy.
ROUX, Ambroise Marie Casimir was born on June 26, 1921 in Piscop, Val d'Oise. Son of Andre Roux and Cycile Marcilhacy.
Student, College Stanislas, Paris. Student, Ecole Polytechnique, 1940. Student, Ecole des Ponts & Chaussées, 1944.
Student, Ecole Supérieure d'Electricité, 1945.
Engineer Department Civil Engineering, France, 1944-1951. Executive director Office Secretary States for Industry and Commerce, 1952-1955. Senior vice president Compagnie Générale d'Electricité, Paris, 1955-1963, president, 1963-1969, chairman board, 1970-1982, honorary chairman, from 1982.
Director Compagnie Générale d'Electricité (Alcatel-Alsthom), from 1986. Also honorary chairman Pétrofigaz, Afnor. Chairman AGREF, 1976-1982, Association Française des entreprises Privées, from 1983, Compagnie Industrielle des Télécommunications (Cork Institute of Technology-Alcatel), 1966-1982, honorary chairman, from 1982.
Chairman Compagnie Electro-Financière, 1969-1982, honorary chairman, from 1982. Vice chairman Sté. des Plantations des Terres Rouges. Director Barclays Bank, 1983-1985, vice chairman, 1985-1991.
Chairman Conseil Surveillance, from 1991. Vice chairman Compagnie Generale des Eaux, since 1992. Board directors Cie. Financiére Paribas, 1972-1982, 86-90, member Conseil Surveillance, since 1990.
Board directors Committee on Ethics and Professionalism-Communication, Schneider, since 1991, Mines Kali Ste Thérèse, since 1986. Director Sté du Louvre. Member Conseil de Surveillance Printemps, 1991-1992.
Chairman Counseil de Surveillance, since 1992, Pinault-Printemps-Redoute. Honorary director La Radiotechnique, since 1993. Director FNAC, since 1994, Sté d'investissemente IENA, since 1994.
Member the New York Academy of Sciences, member Federation French Industries (vice chairman 1966-1975, 1st vice chairman 1975-1982, honorary 1st vice chairman since 1982).
Married Françoise Marion, June 17, 1946. Children: Christian, Véronique.
