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Thierry Breton

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Thierry Breton (French pronunciation: [tjɛʁi bʁətɔ̃]; born 15 January 1955) is a French-Senegalese business executive, politician, writer and former Commissioner for Internal Market of the European Union from 2019 to 2024. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thierry Breton is the 382nd most popular businessperson (down from 345th in 2019), the 3,365th most popular biography from France (down from 3,260th in 2019) and the 24th most popular French Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Thierry Breton ranks 382 out of 847. Before him are Gennady Timchenko, Johanna Quandt, Arnold Rothstein, Dieter Zetsche, Akio Toyoda, and Henry E. Steinway. After him are Paul Sacher, Douglas Tompkins, Norio Ohga, Satya Nadella, Tanaka Hisashige, and Oleg Deripaska.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Thierry Breton ranks 190. Before him are Jane Kaczmarek, Moses Malone, Paul Romer, Leonardo Padura Fuentes, William Forsythe, and Rodoljub Roki Vulović. After him are Anatoly Chubais, Jimmy Smits, Dominique Rocheteau, Timothy Garton Ash, Cyprien Ntaryamira, and Mia Couto.

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In France

Among people born in France, Thierry Breton ranks 3,365 out of 6,770. Before him are Joseph de Villèle (1773), Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon (1707), Bulle Ogier (1939), Jacques Villeret (1951), Jean-Baptiste-Charles-Joseph Bélanger (1790), and Auguste Clésinger (1814). After him are Loyset Compère (1440), Henri Vidal (1919), Emma Calvé (1858), Rutebeuf (1300), Guillaume Faye (1949), and Georges Mathieu (1921).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In France

Among businesspeople born in France, Thierry Breton ranks 24. Before him are Guy de Rothschild (1909), François Coty (1874), Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume (1798), Louis Réard (1897), Albert Kahn (1860), and Charles Pathé (1863). After him are Elisabeth Abegg (1882), Christophe de Margerie (1951), Frédéric Vasseur (1968), Gaston Gallimard (1881), Eugène Lanti (1879), and Maurice Farman (1877).

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