Alain Minc
Alain Jacques Richard Minc (born April 15, 1949, in Paris) is a French economist, political advisor, and businessman. He currently serves as president of Sanef, a subsidiary of the highway concessionaire Abertis.[1]
Biography
Alain Minc was born on April 15, 1949, in Paris,[2][3] into a Jewish family of Polish origin. His father, Joseph Minkowski, was a dentist and member of the Communist Party.
Alain Minc graduated from the École des Mines de Paris, the Paris Institute of Political Studies, and the École Nationale d'Administration.[2][3][4]
In 1979, he was appointed CEO of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain.[2][3] In 1986, he became Vice-Chairman of CIR International and Manager of Cerus.[2][3] In 1991, he founded his own consultancy, AM Conseil.[1]
Minc has served as Chairman of the Board of Le Monde[1][3][5] and as a board member of Criteria CaixaCorp since 2007,[3] as well as of Prisa, FNAC, Direct Energie, Ingenico, and Yves Saint Laurent.[3][4]
Minc and Catalonia's Independence
In an article published in La Vanguardia on January 11, 2013, Minc described Catalonia's potential independence as a "fatal mistake," stating, "Such decisions, often made during times of crisis, are irreversible and have unpredictable consequences."
Bibliography
- Ce monde qui vient
- Epître à nos nouveaux maîtres (2003)
- Les Prophètes du bonheur: histoire personnelle de la pensée économique (2004)
- Rapport sur la France de l’an 2000
- Le Nouveau Moyen-Âge
- Les vengeances des Nations
- La Machine égalitaire
- Rapport sur l´informatisation de la société
- Une sorte de Diable, les vies de John M. Keynes (2006)
- Le Crépuscule des petits dieux (2006)
- Une histoire de France (2008)
- Dix jours qui ébranleront le monde (2009)
- Une histoire politique des intellectuels (2010)
- L'âme des nations (2012)
- Vive l'Allemagne (2013)