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'''Jacques Solvay''', a member of the Solvay family, was manager of the large Belgian chemical company [[Solvay S.A.]] in the 1970s.
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In the mid 1960s, Solway entered into a rapprochement with the US coproration [[Allied Chemical]].<ref>[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=8w4gAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA415&lpg=PA415&dq=jacques+solvay&source=bl&ots=y7oFdDKf3T&sig=ACfU3U17nw8GqUxielyHXv1XxBxq510UkA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwim6ryj1NnvAhVX7nMBHdFgDOY4ChDoATAPegQIEBAD#v=onepage&q=jacques%20solvay&f=false] Solvay: History of a Multinational Family Firm page 415</ref>
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In 1965, Jacques Solway, [[Paul Walsher]] and a number of senior Solway executives visited [[Allied Chemical]] i [[New York]]. A start had been made. Solway CEO Boël, discussing the issue with Allied's CEO [[Chester Brown]], at first aimed to get two of his American confidants on the board, one from the investment bank [[Lazard Frères]] and one from [[Sullivan and Cromwell]]. But [[André Meyer]], CEO of Lazard, advised him that industrial experience on the board was indispensable. Chester Brown agreed, an on June 25 [[1966]] Jacques Solway entered the board of Allied Chemical.
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For Jacques Solway a period of close contact with the United States started. The board meetings of Allied took place almost every month, and on the margins of those meetings, Jacques gradually expanded his American network. He bought a summer house on the coast of Massachusetts; he met frequently with [[André Meyer]], [[George Murnan Jr.]], [[Frank Pizzitola]], and other partners of Lazard Frères, as well as with consultant [[Dick Paget]] and top executive of Allied, such as [[Jack Connor]].
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He was invited to the Conference Board, and later to the meetings of [[American Enterprise Institute]], by president [[Gerald Ford]]. Several of his American contacts became his close friends.
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On 14. June 1971, Jacques became Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Executive Committe in Solway S.A.
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Under the leadership of Jacques Solvay, the company was acknowledged as the European leader in the manufacture of polyvinyl chlorid <ref>https://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/39/Solvay-Cie-S-A.html#ixzz6qetCcRyx</ref>
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Latest revision as of 04:31, 31 March 2021

Person.png Jacques Solvay PrabookRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
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Born4 December 1920
Belgium
Died2010 (Age 89)
NationalityBelgian
Alma materUniversity of Brussels
SpouseMarie-Claude Boulin
Member ofEuropean Round Table of Industrialists
Manager of the family chemical corporation Solvay S.A. who connected his company to the US

Jacques Solvay, a member of the Solvay family, was manager of the large Belgian chemical company Solvay S.A. in the 1970s.

Company

In the mid 1960s, Solway entered into a rapprochement with the US coproration Allied Chemical.[1] In 1965, Jacques Solway, Paul Walsher and a number of senior Solway executives visited Allied Chemical i New York. A start had been made. Solway CEO Boël, discussing the issue with Allied's CEO Chester Brown, at first aimed to get two of his American confidants on the board, one from the investment bank Lazard Frères and one from Sullivan and Cromwell. But André Meyer, CEO of Lazard, advised him that industrial experience on the board was indispensable. Chester Brown agreed, an on June 25 1966 Jacques Solway entered the board of Allied Chemical.

For Jacques Solway a period of close contact with the United States started. The board meetings of Allied took place almost every month, and on the margins of those meetings, Jacques gradually expanded his American network. He bought a summer house on the coast of Massachusetts; he met frequently with André Meyer, George Murnan Jr., Frank Pizzitola, and other partners of Lazard Frères, as well as with consultant Dick Paget and top executive of Allied, such as Jack Connor.

He was invited to the Conference Board, and later to the meetings of American Enterprise Institute, by president Gerald Ford. Several of his American contacts became his close friends.

On 14. June 1971, Jacques became Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Executive Committe in Solway S.A.

Under the leadership of Jacques Solvay, the company was acknowledged as the European leader in the manufacture of polyvinyl chlorid [2]


 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/196826 April 196828 April 1968Canada
Mont Tremblant
The 17th Bilderberg and the 2nd in Canada
Bilderberg/197221 April 197223 April 1972Belgium
Hotel La Reserve
Knokke
The 21st Bilderberg, 102 guests. It spawned the Trilateral Commission.
Bilderberg/198912 May 198914 May 1989Spain
Galicia
La Toja Island
37th Bilderberg meeting, 110 guests
Many thanks to our Patrons who cover ~2/3 of our hosting bill. Please join them if you can.


References

  1. [1] Solvay: History of a Multinational Family Firm page 415
  2. https://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/39/Solvay-Cie-S-A.html#ixzz6qetCcRyx