Étienne Audibert

Etienne Audibert, (May 14, 1888 – June 6, 1954) was a French engineer, a Mayor of Senlis, a Vice President of Conseil général des mines, the second chairman of Électricité de France (EDF) from 1947 to 1949, a Chair of Charbonnages de France, and a directeur général of CERCHAR.

Career
Audibert was a student of the Christian school in Mées and then at the l'Institution Sainte-Geneviève in Versailles.

In 1907, Audibert began studies at the École polytechnique and was ranked 6th in his class of 170 students during the admissions process.

In January 1941, Audibert became the Mayor of the town of Senlis.

Audibert was arrested by the Sicherheitsdienst on June 7, 1944, and transported to the Neuengamme concentration camp. He returned to France on May 18, 1945.

Awards

 * Legion Honneur Chevalier ribbon.svg Knight of the Legion of Honour (June 30, 1925)
 * Legion Honneur Officier ribbon.svg Officer of the Legion of Honour (December 31, 1938)
 * Legion Honneur Commandeur ribbon.svg Commander of the Legion of Honour (October 16, 1946)
 * Legion Honneur GO ribbon.svg Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (December 14, 1949)
 * Medaille de la Resistance avec rosette ribbon.svg Resistance Medal

He was awarded the Melchett Medal from the Energy Institute in 1940.

On January 18, 1951, the medal of the British Institute of Mining Engineers was awarded to Audibert for the year 1950, in recognition of his contributions to the mining industry. Audibert was the second person from France to receive this distinction.