Jacques Maisonrouge
Jacques Gaston Maisonrouge (20 September 1924 – 25 January 2012) was a French businessman who became chairman of
His career with IBM, which spanned 36 years from 1948 to 1984,[2] included four postings to the USA. Maisonrouge was appointed Vice President IBM World Trade Corporation in 1962; President in 1967; CEO in 1973, and Chairman in 1976. He was elected a Board Member of IBM Corporation in 1983, before retiring in 1984; he was also elected to the boards of Air Liquide, Moët-Hennesy and Philip Morris.
Following retirement, he served the French public sector as Director General of Industry, a ministerial position, in 1986 by the French government and, subsequently, Chairman of
He was active in improving French-American relations, particularly through his chairmanship from 1989 of the Senate Committee for the Image of France abroad, and in promoting world peace through world trade. In 1989 he published his book Inside IBM: A European's Story or Inside IBM: A personal story. His voluntary work included the Chairmanship of his alma mater, the Ecole Centrale, the Chairmanship of the Board of Governors of the American Hospital of Paris and the Chairmanship of the Association France-United States in Paris. Notably, he addressed the first meeting of the European Management Forum in 1971 on data and privacy; this was the body that later renamed itself to the World Economic Forum.
During his career, he received numerous honours: he was elevated to the rank of
After his death, the 2015 class of his school, the Ecole Centrale Paris, was named after him.
References
- ^ "JACQUES MAISONROUGE Obituary: View JACQUES MAISONROUGE's Obituary by New York Times". Legacy.com. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ "IBM Archives: Jacques G. Maisonrouge". 03.ibm.com. 23 January 2003. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ "Ubifrance, Agence Francaise Pour Le Developpement International Des Entreprises (Ex-Centre Francais Du Commerce Exterieur (Cfce))" (in French). Legifrance. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
- ^ http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/priam3_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=PERS&VALUE_98='%20MAISONROUGE%20JACQUES%20DIRECTEUR%20GENERAL%20DE%20L'&DOM=All [bare URL]
Further reading
- Maisonrouge, Jacques (1985). Inside IBM: A Personal Story. McGraw Hill. ISBN 0-07-039737-6.
- Maisonrouge, Jacques (1985). Inside IBM: A European's Story. Robert Laffont, Paris. ISBN 0-00-217692-0.
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