Bernard Attali

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bernard Attali
Bernard Attali in 2015
Born (1943-11-01) 1 November 1943 (age 80)
Algiers, French Algeria
EducationSciences Po
École nationale d'administration
OccupationBusiness executive
RelativesJacques Attali (twin brother)

Bernard Attali (born 1943) is a French business executive, political advisor and one-time novelist. He was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Air France from 1988 to 1993. He is a senior advisor to TPG Capital and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Early life[edit]

Bernard Attali was born on 1 November 1943 in Algiers, French Algeria (now Algeria).[1][2] His twin brother, Jacques Attali, is an economist and political advisor.[2][3] He also has a sister, Fabienne.[3] Their parents were Jewish.[3] Their father, Simon Attali, was trained as a rabbi and made a fortune in the fragrance industry.[3] The family moved to Mainland France, settling in the 16th arrondissement of Paris in 1956, two years into the Algerian War.[3]

Attali took piano lessons from the age of five.[3] He graduated from Sciences Po in 1966 and the École nationale d'administration (ENA) in 1968.[4][5]

Career[edit]

Attali became an advisor to the Court of Audit in 1974; he was promoted to the rank of master advisor in 1991.[1]

Attali served as the financial director of the Club Med from 1980 to 1981. He then served as the head of DATAR from 1981 to 1984.[2] He served as the president of the Groupe des Assurances Nationales (GAN) from 1984 to 1986.[2]

Attali was the CEO of Air France from 1988 to 1993.[6] He oversaw the acquisition of Union de Transports Aériens in 1989 and Union de Transports Aériens in 1992.[6]

Attali subsequently worked for Arjil & Associés Banque, an investment bank,[7] from 1993 to 1996.[6] He was CEO of Bankers Trust France, the French subsidiary of Bankers Trust, from 1996 to 1998.[8] He was the vice-chairman of Deutsche Bank Europe Investment Banking from 1999 to 2000.[4] In 2007, Attali joined TPG Capital as a senior advisor.[9][6] He is also a senior advisor to Bank of America Merrill Lynch,[5] and a director of SFR.[5]

Attali is the author of two non-fiction books and a novel, La mise en examen.[2] In 2015, he authored a report about the future of the École Polytechnique for the French government.[10]

Attali became an Officer of the Legion of Honour in July 1998.[11]

Works[edit]

  • Attali, Bernard (1994). Les guerres du ciel : cinq ans aux commandes d'Air France. Paris: Fayard. ISBN 9782213592497. OCLC 416243469.
  • Attali, Bernard (2012). La mise en examen. Paris: Grasset. ISBN 9782246799894. OCLC 793946425.
  • Attali, Bernard (2014). Si nous voulions. Paris: Flammarion. ISBN 9782081341784. OCLC 881826329.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Attali, Bernard (1943-....) forme internationale. Retrieved November 1, 2016. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e Fredet, Jean-Gabriel (May 15, 2012). "Les jumeaux Attali en librairie: portraits croisés". L'Obs. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Cojean, Annick (December 13, 2015). "Jacques Attali : " Réussir sa vie, c'est faire en sorte que le monde soit moins pire après soi "". Le Monde. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Company Overview of TPG Capital, L.P.: Bernard Attali". Bloomberg. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "Board of Directors: Bernard Attali". SFR. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d "L'ex-PDG d'Air France travaille pour un fonds américain". Le Parisien. April 9, 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  7. ^ "Company Overview of Arjil & Associés Banque". Bloomberg. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  8. ^ "Bernard Attali quitte la Banque Arjil pour Bankers Trust". Les Échos. September 27, 1996. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  9. ^ Mychasuk, Emiliya; Terazono, Emiko (November 2, 2007). "Blank sheet". Financial Times. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  10. ^ Floc'h, Benoît (June 5, 2015). "Un rapport propose de réformer en profondeur l'Ecole polytechnique". Le Monde. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  11. ^ "Légion d'honneur: nominations et promotions du 14 Juillet". L'Humanité. Retrieved November 1, 2016.

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bernard Attali.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bernard_Attali&oldid=1205190994"