Ross McInnes was born on 8 March 1954 and is a French business executive, and the chairman of Safran since 2015.
11 Facts About Ross McInnes
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Ross McInnes has been a director of Engie since 2018.
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Ross McInnes went to school at the Lycee Janson de Sailly, graduating in 1972 with a French Baccalaureate.
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Ross McInnes then studied PPE at St John's College, University of Oxford.
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Ross McInnes started his career in 1977 in London and then in Rio de Janeiro with the bank Kleinwort Benson, then joined Continental Bank as part of the corporate finance team, working in Chicago and in Paris.
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Ross McInnes joined Thomson-CSF in 2000 as senior vice president and CFO.
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Ross McInnes subsequently joined the PPR group as senior vice president for Finance and Strategy, before being named to the supervisory board of Generale de Sante.
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Ross McInnes was then named vice chairman of Macquarie Capital Europe, a company specialized in infrastructure investments.
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Ross McInnes joined Safran in March 2009 as executive vice president, economic and financial affairs and was named deputy chief executive officer, Finance in 2011.
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Ross McInnes's mission is to strengthen bilateral trade and promote France's attractiveness to Australian investors.
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Ross McInnes was made a Chevalier of the Legion d'honneur in 2008, and was promoted to Officier in 2017.