Yvon Gattaz was the co-founder of Radiall, an electronics manufacturer.
15 Facts About Yvon Gattaz
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Yvon Gattaz was President of the Conseil national du patronat francais, the main pro-business organization in France, from 1981 to 1986.
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Yvon Gattaz was born on 17 June 1925 in Bourgoin-Jallieu, near Lyon in France.
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Yvon Gattaz co-founded Radiall, an electronics manufacturer, with his brother Lucien in 1952.
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Yvon Gattaz served as its chairman and chief executive officer from 1952 to 1993.
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Yvon Gattaz has served as the chairman of its supervisory board since 1994.
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Yvon Gattaz served on the board of directors of Moulinex from 1988 to 1993.
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Yvon Gattaz served on the board of the Centre national de la recherche scientifique from 1979 to 1981.
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Yvon Gattaz served as the President of the Conseil national du patronat francais, the main pro-business organization in France, from 1981 to 1986.
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Yvon Gattaz was criticized by Ambroise Roux, the founder of the French Association of Private Enterprises, who thought the Conseil national du patronat francais under Gattaz's leadership was not sufficiently forceful in pushing back against President Francois Mitterrand's socialist policy of nationalization.
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Yvon Gattaz founded Association Jeunesse et Entreprises, a non-profit organization which brings young people and the business world together, in 1986.
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Yvon Gattaz was inducted into the Academie des Sciences Morales et Politiques on 29 May 1989.
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Yvon Gattaz served on the board of trustees of the Fondation Fourmentin-Guilbert.
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Yvon Gattaz had a son, Pierre Yvon Gattaz, who serves as the Chairman of Radiall and President of the MEDEF.
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Yvon Gattaz died in his sleep on 12 December 2024, at the age of 99.