Francois Perigot. After serving as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thibaud Gibbs et Compagnie from 1968 to 1970, Mr. Perigot successively held the positions of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Unilever Spain and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Unilever France (1971-1986). From 1986 to 1998, he was Chairman of Compagnie du Platre, and from 1988 to 1998 he served as Vice Chairman and later Chairman of UNICE, the European union of employer and industry confederations. Mr. Perigot has also served as a president of the Enterprise Institute (1983-1986), a president of the National Council of French Employers (1986-1994), a member of the Executive Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce (1987-1989) and a member of the Economic and Social Council (1989-1999). He has also been President of the Franco-Dutch Chamber of Commerce, President of MEDEF International (1997-2005) and President of the International Employers Organisation since June 2001. He currently serves as Honorary President of MEDEF and MEDEF International since 2005.
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