Laurence Parisot

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Laurence Parisot
President of the Movement of French Enterprises
In office
2005–2013
Preceded byErnest-Antoine Seillière
Succeeded byPierre Gattaz
Personal details
Born (1959-08-31) 31 August 1959 (age 64)
Luxeuil-les-Bains, France
Alma materNancy University
Sciences Po

Laurence Parisot (born 31 August 1959 in

IFOP poll institute. She became the 276th wealthiest French person after she inherited the Parisot group (first furnishing retail group in France
).

Family

Her father and grandfather Jacques Parisot (who set up the business) led the Parisot group, an unquoted furnishing retail company. She is single and has no children.

Education

Parisot studied public law in Nancy University and then entered Sciences Po.[1] In 1986, she was nominated director of the Louis Harris Institute poll.[1]

Career

Since 1990, Parisot has been chief executive of the

IFOP poll institute after she bought 75% of its capital. She has also been a member of BNP Paribas
board since 1990.

Head of the MEDEF

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev whilst the latter was in Paris on a state visit
on 2 March 2010.

In 2003, Parisot entered the

MEDEF executive board.[1] On 5 July 2005 she beat two other candidates[2] in a vote to replace Ernest-Antoine Seillière. At the time, she was the youngest ever head of the business lobby and the first one to run a service company.[2]
During her time in office, Parisot declared that she intended to fight against unemployment and put “enterprise at the center of French society”. She added that she would work very hard to push French MPs to adopt more liberal labour legislation.

On 6 November 2007, Parisot was among the guests invited to the

state dinner hosted by U.S. President George W. Bush in honor of President Nicolas Sarkozy at the White House.[3]

In 2013, Parisot lost an internal battle to alter the group’s statutes and extend her eight-year term; instead, she was replaced with Pierre Gattaz.[4]

Later career

In 2014, Parisot declared her interest in succeeding Henri Proglio as CEO of French state utility Électricité de France (EDF); instead, the position went to Jean-Bernard Lévy.[5] In 2018, she was appointed by U.S. bank Citigroup as chairwoman and managing director of its French unit.[6]

Other activities

Corporate boards

Non-profit organizations

Recognition

Parisot was awarded the Ordre national du Mérite.

Personal life

Parisot is single and lives in Paris.[14]

References

(FR) Translated from the French version

  1. ^ a b c "Laurence Parisot: From Door-making to Director". Financial Times. January 27, 2006. Archived from the original on 2022-12-11.
  2. ^
    New York Times
    .
  3. ^ Guest List for the Social Dinner in Honor of His Excellency Nicolas Sarkozy President of the French Republic Office of the First Lady of the United States, press release of 6 November 2007.
  4. ^ Nicholas Vinocur (July 3, 2013), New French employer chief urges more labour reform Reuters.
  5. ^ Geert De Clercq (October 14, 2014), EDF chief's future hangs in French power balance Reuters.
  6. ^ Inti Landauro (September 27, 2018), Citi names French lobbyist Laurence Parisot as French unit head Reuters.
  7. ^ Board of Directors Électricité de France.
  8. ^ Geert De Clercq (October 16, 2014), EDF to add former car CEO, employer association head to board Reuters.
  9. ^ Inti Landauro (December 5, 2018), BNP Paribas names new board member replacing Laurence Parisot Reuters.
  10. ^ Board of Directors Institut de la Finance Durable (IFD).
  11. ^ Members of the Council European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).
  12. ^ Crisis Group Announces New Board Members International Crisis Group (ICG), press release of July 2, 2012.
  13. ^ European Advisory Board Open Society Foundations.
  14. ^ Emma Jacobs (November 15, 2011), Q&A: Laurence Parisot, president of Medef Financial Times.
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