Background
PACHE, Bernard was born on October 13, 1934 in Sallanches. Son of Joseph Pache and Sabine Pache (nee Minjoz).
engineer and business executive
PACHE, Bernard was born on October 13, 1934 in Sallanches. Son of Joseph Pache and Sabine Pache (nee Minjoz).
Ecole Polytechnique de Paris and Ecole des Mines de Paris.
Mining engineer, 1957-1963. Assistant to Director of Mines, 1963-1965. Technical advisor to Minister of Industry, 1965-1967.
Chief Mining Engineer, 1967. Assistant to director uranium and nuclear activity department, then director of mines division of nuclear branch Pechiney-Ugine Kuhlmann, 1969-1973. Chairman Compagnie Générale d'Electrolyse du Palais, 1972-1976.
General manager Society des Electrodes et Refractaires Savoie, 1972-1973, Society Cefilac, 1973-1974. Board director, manager Society Française d'Electrometallurgie, 1974-1979. Director industrial policy Pechiney-Ugine Kuhlmann Group, 1979-1983.
Deputy general manager Company Pechiney, 1983-1984, chairman, chief executive officer, 1985-1986, honorary president, since 1986. Director-general Charbonnages de France, Paris, 1986, chairman, Chief Executive Officer, president Paris, 1987, honorary president, since 1992. Now president Compagnie des Machines Bull.
Board directors Thomson, S.A., Paris.
Member Companies Amicale des Anciens Elèves de l'Ecole Polytechnic (chairman).
Married Yvette Vitaly, 1959. 3 children.