Would it be impossible in France to drive a large group without being French yourself?
Even the tricolor giants who do most of their business internationally are almost all run by bosses of French nationality
.
In the CAC 40, the study conducted by the headhunting firm Segalen et Associés only counted six exceptions: Francesco Milleri at EssilorLuxottica and Aditya Mittal at ArcelorMittal (presidencies linked to mergers and acquisitions), Carlos Tavares at Stellantis, Paul Hudson at Sanofi, Thomas Buberl at Axa (German and Swiss citizen, he also took French nationality in 2021) or Lucas de Meo at Renault.
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“These last four are all very close to French culture. They are French-speaking and, before being appointed, they had already spent all or part of their career in the group which they took over
,” observes Emmanuel Dufour, partner at the Segalen et Associés firm.
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