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'''Bertrand P. Collomb''' (14 August 1942 – 24 May 2019) was a French business executive.
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'''Bertrand P. Collomb''' is a French business executive. He is currently director of LafargeHolcim, the company resulting from the merger of Lafarge and its Swiss competitor, in 2015. He is also Honorary Chairman of Lafarge, after having served as theChairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lafarge SA from July 1989 to May 2003, and its Chairman until 2007 .Senior Executive Vice President from 1987 to January 1989 and also served as its Chief Operating Officer. <ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=284958&privcapId=410180</ref>


==Career==
Bertrand Collomb is also a member of the Institut de France ( Académie des sciences morales et politiques )
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He was director of LafargeHolcim, the company resulting from the merger of Lafarge and its Swiss competitor, in 2015. He is also honorary chairman of Lafarge, after having served as the chairman and chief executive officer of Lafarge SA from July 1989 to May 2003, and its chairman until 2007, senior executive vice president from 1987 to January 1989 and also served as its chief operating officer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=284958&privcapId=410180|title = Stocks}}</ref>


Bertrand Collomb was a director of several internatinalconpanies, like Allianz, Unilever, Vivendi, DuPont, Total and Atco
Collomb was a member of the Institut de France (Académie des sciences morales et politiques).


Collomb was a director of several international companies, including [[Allianz]], [[Unilever]], [[Vivendi]], [[DuPont]], [[Total S.A.|Total]] and [[ATCO]].
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He was also the chairman of WBCSD ( World Business for Sustainable Development) in 2004-2005, and of IFRI (Institut Francais des Relations Internationales )


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He was also the chairman of the [[World Business Council for Sustainable Development]] in 2004–2005, and of the think tank [[Institut français des relations internationales]].
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Bertrand Collomb was part of the "[[Yves Coppens|Coppens]] commission" who prepared the French [[Charter for the Environment]] of 2004.

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Collomb was part of the "[[Yves Coppens|Coppens]] commission" which prepared the French [[Charter for the Environment]] of 2004.

==Personal life==
He was the son of Charles Collomb (1901–1982) and Hélène Traon, and the grandson of Charles Collomb (1870–1933) and Catherine Ogier. He had three children from his first marriage to Caroline Wirth.

Collomb graduated in 1960 from the [[École Polytechnique]] and the [[École des mines de Paris|Ecole des Mines]] with a degree in law. He then earned a PhD in Management at the [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3oI_DAAAQBAJ&q=bertrand+Collomb+est+ancien+%C3%A9l%C3%A8ve+de+l%27%C3%89cole+polytechnique+%28promotion+1960&pg=PT58|title=L'Intelligence de l'entreprise|last=Torres|first=Félix|date=2016-05-02|publisher=Manitoba Les Belles Lettres|isbn=9782251901343|language=de}}</ref>

==Death==
On 25 May 2019 [[LafargeHolcim]] announced that Collomb had died at the age of 76.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2019/05/25/bertrand-collomb-ancien-pdg-de-lafarge-et-figure-du-patronat-francais-est-mort_5467126_3382.html|title=Bertrand Collomb, ancien PDG de Lafarge et figure du patronat français, est mort|work=[[Le Monde]]|date=25 May 2019}}</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 09:41, 16 August 2023

Bertrand Collomb
Born(1942-08-14)14 August 1942
Lyon, France
Died24 May 2019(2019-05-24) (aged 76)
Paris, France
Nationality (legal)French
EducationLycée du Parc
Alma materÉcole Polytechnic
Mines Paris tech
OccupationBusinessman

Bertrand P. Collomb (14 August 1942 – 24 May 2019) was a French business executive.

Career[edit]

He was director of LafargeHolcim, the company resulting from the merger of Lafarge and its Swiss competitor, in 2015. He is also honorary chairman of Lafarge, after having served as the chairman and chief executive officer of Lafarge SA from July 1989 to May 2003, and its chairman until 2007, senior executive vice president from 1987 to January 1989 and also served as its chief operating officer.[1]

Collomb was a member of the Institut de France (Académie des sciences morales et politiques).

Collomb was a director of several international companies, including Allianz, Unilever, Vivendi, DuPont, Total and ATCO.

He was also the chairman of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development in 2004–2005, and of the think tank Institut français des relations internationales.

Collomb was part of the "Coppens commission" which prepared the French Charter for the Environment of 2004.

Personal life[edit]

He was the son of Charles Collomb (1901–1982) and Hélène Traon, and the grandson of Charles Collomb (1870–1933) and Catherine Ogier. He had three children from his first marriage to Caroline Wirth.

Collomb graduated in 1960 from the École Polytechnique and the Ecole des Mines with a degree in law. He then earned a PhD in Management at the University of Texas.[2]

Death[edit]

On 25 May 2019 LafargeHolcim announced that Collomb had died at the age of 76.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Stocks".
  2. ^ Torres, Félix (2 May 2016). L'Intelligence de l'entreprise (in German). Manitoba Les Belles Lettres. ISBN 9782251901343.
  3. ^ "Bertrand Collomb, ancien PDG de Lafarge et figure du patronat français, est mort". Le Monde. 25 May 2019.


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