Roger Gaspard
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Roger Gaspard | |
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| Born | April 27, 1902 |
| Died | August 14, 1982 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | École supérieure d'électricité |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, engineer |
| Known for | Chair of Électricité de France (1962–1964), French Resistance |
Roger Gaspard (April 27, 1902 – August 14, 1982) was a French engineer and member of the French Resistance.
Biography
The son of a colonial artillery officer, Roger Gaspard was a student at the
École supérieure d'électricité. He was an engineer and then Chief engineer of the Department of Roads and Bridges of Seine from 1927 to 1942. Gaspard was also Chief of Staff of Paul Ramadier
, Secretary of State for Public Works between June 1936 and January 1938, and then Director of Electricity at the Ministry of Industrial Production. Gaspard represented the government at the Committee for the Organization of Electric Power between 1942 and 1946.
A member of the French Resistance, Gaspard was arrested and imprisoned for hiding copper from the German authorities.
After the
Compagnie nationale du Rhône from 1946 to 1962 and Chair of Schneider Electric
from 1966 to 1969.
Gaspard was Chair of the Ligue nationale contre le cancer – National League Against Cancer from 1971 to 1981.
References
- ^ "Notre histoire". entreprise-edf.weebly.com. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
Sources
- René Gaudy (1978). Et la lumière fut nationalisée – Naissance d'EDF-GDF. Éditions Sociales. ISBN 978-2209052974.
- Henri Morsel (1996). Histoire de l'électricité en France. Vol. 3. Fayard. ISBN 978-2213029122.
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