Background
Durand, Jacques was born on December 31, 1928 in Reims, Marne, France. Son of Pierre and Andrée (Barbier) Durand.
Durand, Jacques was born on December 31, 1928 in Reims, Marne, France. Son of Pierre and Andrée (Barbier) Durand.
Bachelor of Law, Faculty of Law, Nancy, France, 1949. Doctor of Economics, Faculty of Law, Paris, 1956. Certified in statistics, University Paris, 1955.
Organization engineer, Center d'Etudes et de Mesures de Productivité, Paris, 1955-1957;
organization engineer, Company Générale d'Organisation, Paris, 1957-1961;
associate research director, Publicis, Paris, 1961-1969;
research director, Cofremca, Paris, 1969-1972;
opinion research manager, Station ORTF, French Public Radio-television, Paris, 1972-1975;
associate director, Center d'Etudes d'Opinion, Paris, 1975-1983;
managing director, Center d'Etudes d'Opinion, Paris, 1983-1985;
research director, Médiamétrie, Paris, 1985-1990;
manager mission, Présidence of Antenne2 and FR3, Paris, 1990-1991. Teacher Institute Français de Presse, Paris, since 1967. Visiting fellow EuropeanInst. for Media, Dusseldorf, Germany, since 1989.
Member prospective committee Radio France International, Paris, since 1990.
Member Center d'Etudes des Supports de Publicité (committee member since 1962), Institute d'Etudes et de Research Publicitaires (committee member since 1970), Agoramétrie (general secretary since 1982), Conseil National de la Communication.
Married Rachel Niddam, November 22, 1962. Children: Ariel, Emmanuel.