Difference between revisions of "Louis Schweitzer"

From Wikispooks
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Added: sourcewatch, employment, alma_mater, birth_date, birth_place, parents.)
m (add 1 employment)
 
(8 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
 
{{person
 
{{person
 
|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Schweitzer_(CEO)
 
|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Schweitzer_(CEO)
−
|amazon=
+
|description=Second generation Triple Bilderberger Swiss President of Le Siècle
−
|twitter=
+
|image=Louis Schweitzer.jpg
 
|wikidata=https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1384681
 
|wikidata=https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1384681
 
|nationality=Swiss
 
|nationality=Swiss
 
|birth_date=1942-07-08
 
|birth_date=1942-07-08
 
|birth_place=Geneva, Switzerland
 
|birth_place=Geneva, Switzerland
−
|death_date=
+
|death_date=  
 +
|religion=Protestant
 
|death_place=
 
|death_place=
 
|constitutes=businessman
 
|constitutes=businessman
Line 13: Line 14:
 
|alma_mater=Institut d'études politiques de Paris
 
|alma_mater=Institut d'études politiques de Paris
 
|parents=Pierre-Paul Schweitzer
 
|parents=Pierre-Paul Schweitzer
−
|employment=
+
|employment={{job
 +
|title=Le Siècle/President
 +
|start=2001
 +
|end=2004
 +
}}{{job
 +
|title=AstraZeneca/Chairman
 +
|start= 11 March 2004
 +
|end=8 June 2012
 +
}}{{job
 +
|title=France/Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister
 +
|start=1984
 +
|end=1986
 
}}
 
}}
 +
}}'''Louis Schweitzer''' is a Swiss businessman and second generation Bilderberger. He is a former [[chairman of the board]] of [[Groupe Renault]], first taking the post on 27 May 1992, succeeding [[Raymond Lévy]], also being [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] from 1992 to 2005. He was in addition Chairman of [[AstraZeneca]] until 8 June 2012 where he was appointed as a Director 11 March 2004.<ref>https://www.astrazeneca.com/our-company/leadership.html</ref><ref>https://www.astrazeneca.com/content/dam/az/our-company/investor-relations/presentations-and-webcast/Annual-Reports/2012-Annual-report.pdf</ref>  He is a non-executive director of [[BNP Paribas]], [[Electricité de France]], [[Veolia Environnement]], [[Volvo]] AB and [[L'Oréal]], and Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board of [[Philips Electronics]] NV<ref>https://www.astrazeneca.com/content/dam/az/our-company/investor-relations/presentations-and-webcast/Annual-Reports/2010-Annual-Report.pdf</ref>
 +
 +
He was acquitted in the 1980s [[tainted blood export scandal]].
 +
 +
==Background==
 +
[[Louis Schweitzer]]'s father, [[Pierre-Paul Schweitzer]], was [[Managing Director of the IMF]] for 10 years.
 +
 +
==Career in the public sector==
 +
Schweitzer was appointed Inspector of Finance at the French [[Treasury]] in 1970. In 1981, he became Chief of Staff to [[Prime Minister of France|Prime Minister]] [[Laurent Fabius]] in his various government posts (Budget Minister, Minister for Industry and Research and Prime Minister).
 +
 +
===Tainted HIV Blood Scandal===
 +
In 1995, the French Justice Ministry investigated Schweitzer for being an accomplice in poisoning of the several tens of thousands hemophiliacs. The case against Schweizer stemmed from his tenure as Chief of Staff to Prime Minister [[Laurent Fabius]]. Between 1983-1985, the French [[Centre National de la Transfusion sanguine]] distributed [[HIV]]-tainted blood products among hemophilia patients while it had full knowledge of the fact. Although on November 22, [[1984]], the French government acknowledged that the products were dangerous, [[Institut Mérieux]] continued to export them to countries such as [[Iran]], [[Iraq]], [[Libya]] and [[Argentina]] until late [[1985]]<ref>https://www.france24.com/fr/20150727-visite-laurent-fabius-iran-affaire-sang-contamine-ultraconservateurs-medias-iranien-france-teheran-sida-vih-nucleaire</ref>.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/23/business/renault-s-chief-in-aids-inquiry.html</ref>  After a media investigation showed that many of the politicians' claims of "not knowing" were bald-faced lies, some were brought to trial in the French justice system. Most of those charged were either given noticeably lenient sentences, or like the majority - including Schweizer - totally acquitted in [[2003]].<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3001644.stm| work=[[BBC News]]| date=18 June 2003</ref>.
 +
 +
==Career in the private sector==
 +
Schweitzer joined [[Renault]] in 1986 and became Chief Financial Officer and Head of Strategic Planning in 1988.
 +
 +
Schweitzer was appointed Executive Vice President and [[Chief operating officer|COO]] in 1989, and President and COO in 1990. He was Renault's Chairman and CEO from May 1992 to April 2005, and president of the Renault-[[Nissan]] Alliance Board from 2001 to 2005. On 29 April 2005, he became Chairman of the Renault Board of Directors.
 +
 +
Since 6 March 2005, Schweitzer has been President of the ''Haute Authorité de Lutte Contre les Discriminations et Pour l'Egalité''. This role was entrusted to him by the French President.
 +
 +
==Criminal conviction==
 +
He was found guilty in 2002 of conducting surveillance on the phone of [[Jean-Edern Hallier]] as part of a special unit of the [[Elysée Palace]] and fined. The Court of Cassation upheld his conviction in 2008.<ref>http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/08/09/1028158015874.html</ref><ref>Epilogue pour l'affaire des Ecoutes de l'Elysée http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2008/09/30/01016-20080930ARTFIG00710-l-affaire-des-ecoutes-de-l-elysee-trouve-son-epilogue-.php </ref><ref>''Hallier l'Edernel jeune homme'', [[Jean-Pierre Thiollet]], Neva Editions, 2016, p. 24. {{ISBN|978 2 35055 217 0}}</ref>
 +
 
{{SMWDocs}}
 
{{SMWDocs}}
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
{{reflist}}
 
{{reflist}}
−
{{Stub}}
 

Latest revision as of 13:22, 14 June 2021

Person.png Louis Schweitzer   Sourcewatch WikidataRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(businessman)
Louis Schweitzer.jpg
Born1942-07-08
Geneva, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
Alma materInstitut d'études politiques de Paris
ReligionProtestant
ParentsPierre-Paul Schweitzer
Member ofBNP Paribas, European Round Table of Industrialists, Institute for Strategic Dialogue, Le Siècle, M100 Sanssouci Colloquium
Perpetrator ofContaminated blood affair
Second generation Triple Bilderberger Swiss President of Le Siècle

Employment.png AstraZeneca/Chairman

In office
11 March 2004 - 8 June 2012

Louis Schweitzer is a Swiss businessman and second generation Bilderberger. He is a former chairman of the board of Groupe Renault, first taking the post on 27 May 1992, succeeding Raymond Lévy, also being CEO from 1992 to 2005. He was in addition Chairman of AstraZeneca until 8 June 2012 where he was appointed as a Director 11 March 2004.[1][2] He is a non-executive director of BNP Paribas, Electricité de France, Veolia Environnement, Volvo AB and L'Oréal, and Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Philips Electronics NV[3]

He was acquitted in the 1980s tainted blood export scandal.

Background

Louis Schweitzer's father, Pierre-Paul Schweitzer, was Managing Director of the IMF for 10 years.

Career in the public sector

Schweitzer was appointed Inspector of Finance at the French Treasury in 1970. In 1981, he became Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Laurent Fabius in his various government posts (Budget Minister, Minister for Industry and Research and Prime Minister).

Tainted HIV Blood Scandal

In 1995, the French Justice Ministry investigated Schweitzer for being an accomplice in poisoning of the several tens of thousands hemophiliacs. The case against Schweizer stemmed from his tenure as Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Laurent Fabius. Between 1983-1985, the French Centre National de la Transfusion sanguine distributed HIV-tainted blood products among hemophilia patients while it had full knowledge of the fact. Although on November 22, 1984, the French government acknowledged that the products were dangerous, Institut Mérieux continued to export them to countries such as Iran, Iraq, Libya and Argentina until late 1985[4].[5] After a media investigation showed that many of the politicians' claims of "not knowing" were bald-faced lies, some were brought to trial in the French justice system. Most of those charged were either given noticeably lenient sentences, or like the majority - including Schweizer - totally acquitted in 2003.[6].

Career in the private sector

Schweitzer joined Renault in 1986 and became Chief Financial Officer and Head of Strategic Planning in 1988.

Schweitzer was appointed Executive Vice President and COO in 1989, and President and COO in 1990. He was Renault's Chairman and CEO from May 1992 to April 2005, and president of the Renault-Nissan Alliance Board from 2001 to 2005. On 29 April 2005, he became Chairman of the Renault Board of Directors.

Since 6 March 2005, Schweitzer has been President of the Haute Authorité de Lutte Contre les Discriminations et Pour l'Egalité. This role was entrusted to him by the French President.

Criminal conviction

He was found guilty in 2002 of conducting surveillance on the phone of Jean-Edern Hallier as part of a special unit of the Elysée Palace and fined. The Court of Cassation upheld his conviction in 2008.[7][8][9]


 

An event carried out

EventLocationDescription
Contaminated blood affairFrance
Iran
Libya		For several years in the 1980s France knowingly exported tainted blood, killing thousands.

 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/198912 May 198914 May 1989Spain
Galicia
La Toja Island		37th Bilderberg meeting, 110 guests
Bilderberg/199322 April 199325 April 1993Greece
Nafsika Astir Palace Hotel
Vouliagmeni		The 41st Bilderberg, held in Greece
Bilderberg/200230 May 20022 June 2002US
Virginia
Chantilly
Westfields Marriott		The 50th Bilderberg, held at Chantilly, Virginia.
WEF/Annual Meeting/200421 January 200425 January 2004World Economic Forum
Switzerland		2068 billionaires, CEOs and their politicians and "civil society" leaders met under the slogan Partnering for Prosperity and Security. "We have the people who matter," said World Economic Forum Co-Chief Executive Officer José María Figueres.
WEF/Annual Meeting/200625 January 200629 January 2006SwitzerlandBoth former US president Bill Clinton and Bill Gates pushed for public-private partnerships. Only a few of the over 2000 participants are known.
Many thanks to our Patrons who cover ~2/3 of our hosting bill. Please join them if you can.


References

  1. ↑ https://www.astrazeneca.com/our-company/leadership.html
  2. ↑ https://www.astrazeneca.com/content/dam/az/our-company/investor-relations/presentations-and-webcast/Annual-Reports/2012-Annual-report.pdf
  3. ↑ https://www.astrazeneca.com/content/dam/az/our-company/investor-relations/presentations-and-webcast/Annual-Reports/2010-Annual-Report.pdf
  4. ↑ https://www.france24.com/fr/20150727-visite-laurent-fabius-iran-affaire-sang-contamine-ultraconservateurs-medias-iranien-france-teheran-sida-vih-nucleaire
  5. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/23/business/renault-s-chief-in-aids-inquiry.html
  6. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3001644.stm%7C work=BBC News| date=18 June 2003
  7. ↑ http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/08/09/1028158015874.html
  8. ↑ Epilogue pour l'affaire des Ecoutes de l'Elysée http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2008/09/30/01016-20080930ARTFIG00710-l-affaire-des-ecoutes-de-l-elysee-trouve-son-epilogue-.php
  9. ↑ Hallier l'Edernel jeune homme, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Neva Editions, 2016, p. 24. ISBN 978 2 35055 217 0
Retrieved from "https://wikispooks.com/w/index.php?title=Louis_Schweitzer&oldid=212899"