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| + | '''Thierry Breton''' is a French business executive, politician, writer and [[European Commissioner for Internal Market|Commissioner for Internal Market]] of the [[European Union]]. | ||
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| + | He was selected a [[WEF/Global Leaders for Tomorrow/1998|Global Leader for Tomorrow in 1998]] by the [[World Economic Forum]]. | ||
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| + | Breton was vice-chairman and CEO of [[Groupe Bull]] (1996–1997), chairman and CEO of [[Technicolor SA|Thomson-RCA]] (1997–2002) and chairman and CEO of [[France Télécom]] (2002–2005). In 2005 he entered politics serving as [[Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry (France)|Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry]] (2005–2007) in the governments of Prime Ministers [[Jean-Pierre Raffarin]] and [[Dominique de Villepin]], during the presidency of [[Jacques Chirac]]. From 2007 to 2008 he was a professor at [[Harvard Business School]] before joining group [[Atos]] from 2009 to 2019 as its CEO.<ref>https://www.forbes.com/companies/atos/</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Early life and education== | ||
| + | Breton was born in the [[14th arrondissement of Paris]]. His father was a civil servant in the agency responsible for developing nuclear energy.<ref>https://www.politico.eu/article/the-rescuer/ </ref> He completed his middle and high school education at the [[École alsacienne]] in Paris and [[University-preparatory school]] classes for the [[Grandes écoles]] at [[Lycée Louis-le-Grand]].<ref name="LExpress.fr 2005">https://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/politique/thierry-breton_485726.html </ref> | ||
| + | Breton received a master's degree in [[Electrical Engineering]] and [[Computer Science]] from [[École Supérieure d'Électricité]] (Supélec, now [[CentraleSupélec]]) in 1979 and later graduated from the Institute of Advanced Studies in National Defence ([[IHEDN]]).<ref name="Who's Who">https://www.whoswho.fr/bio/thierry-breton_23519 </ref> | ||
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| − | + | As [[European Commissioner for Internal Market|Commissioner for Internal Market]], Breton is responsible for the implementation of the EU [[Digital Services Act]]. The Act gives governments more power to enforce rules governing how tech companies moderate content and to decide when they must take down illegal content. The DSA specifically will also force companies to moderate content in the languages they operate in.<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-18/musk-has-to-add-twitter-moderators-in-europe-commissioner-says</ref> | |
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Revision as of 04:43, 23 November 2022
 Thierry Breton    (politician) | |
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| Born | 15 January 1955 Paris, France |
| Nationality | French, Senegalese |
| Alma mater | École alsacienne, Lycée Louis-le-Grand, Supélec, Institute of Advanced Studies in National Defence |
| Member of | European Round Table of Industrialists, Franco-British Colloque, Le Siècle, WEF/Global Leaders for Tomorrow/1998 |
Thierry Breton is a French business executive, politician, writer and Commissioner for Internal Market of the European Union.
He was selected a Global Leader for Tomorrow in 1998 by the World Economic Forum.
Breton was vice-chairman and CEO of Groupe Bull (1996–1997), chairman and CEO of Thomson-RCA (1997–2002) and chairman and CEO of France Télécom (2002–2005). In 2005 he entered politics serving as Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry (2005–2007) in the governments of Prime Ministers Jean-Pierre Raffarin and Dominique de Villepin, during the presidency of Jacques Chirac. From 2007 to 2008 he was a professor at Harvard Business School before joining group Atos from 2009 to 2019 as its CEO.[1]
Early life and education
Breton was born in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. His father was a civil servant in the agency responsible for developing nuclear energy.[2] He completed his middle and high school education at the École alsacienne in Paris and University-preparatory school classes for the Grandes écoles at Lycée Louis-le-Grand.[3]
Breton received a master's degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from École Supérieure d'Électricité (Supélec, now CentraleSupélec) in 1979 and later graduated from the Institute of Advanced Studies in National Defence (IHEDN).[4]
Digital Services Act
As Commissioner for Internal Market, Breton is responsible for the implementation of the EU Digital Services Act. The Act gives governments more power to enforce rules governing how tech companies moderate content and to decide when they must take down illegal content. The DSA specifically will also force companies to moderate content in the languages they operate in.[5]
“[Elon Musk] is in the process of reducing a certain number of moderators, but he will have to increase them in Europe...He will have to open his algorithms. We will have control, we will have access, people will no longer be able to say rubbish.[6]”
Thierry Breton (November 18, 2022) [7]
EU Commissioner for Internal Market
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munich Security Conference/2020 | 14 February 2020 | 16 February 2020 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 56th Munich Security Conference, in 2020, "welcomed an unprecedented number of high-ranking international decision-makers." |
| Munich Security Conference/2022 | 18 February 2022 | 20 February 2022 | Germany Munich Bavaria | |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2007 | 24 January 2007 | 28 January 2007 | Switzerland | Only the 449 public figures listed of ~2200 participants |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2020 | 21 January 2020 | 24 January 2020 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | This mega-summit of the world's ruling class and their political and media appendages happens every year, but 2020 was special, as the continuous corporate media coverage of COVID-19 started more or less from one day to the next on 20/21 January 2020, coinciding with the start of the meeting. |
References
- ↑ https://www.forbes.com/companies/atos/
- ↑ https://www.politico.eu/article/the-rescuer/
- ↑ https://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/politique/thierry-breton_485726.html
- ↑ https://www.whoswho.fr/bio/thierry-breton_23519
- ↑ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-18/musk-has-to-add-twitter-moderators-in-europe-commissioner-says
- ↑ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-18/musk-has-to-add-twitter-moderators-in-europe-commissioner-says
- ↑ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-18/musk-has-to-add-twitter-moderators-in-europe-commissioner-says
