Gilles
was born on December 12, 1946. He has a law degree and is a graduate of the
Institut d’Etudes Politques de Paris and the Ecole Nationale d’Administration
(ENA).
After
graduating from ENA he followed the path taken by many successful business
executives; cut their teeth in the government sector then join the private
sector. Gilles would take on key jobs during his stint with the government.
From 1974 to 1981, he was the Director of the Cabinet for the Prefect of Oise,
Secretary General of Ariége and Director of Cabinet of the General Director of
Local Communities at the Ministry of the Interior. Gilles interest turned more
in the direction of economics and finance after 1981.
He
was appointed Head of Cabinet of the Ministry of Economics and Finance and the
Referendum Advisor to the Court of Accounts in 1983. Gilles was Secretary
General of Local Credit of France in 1987 and Advisor to the General Director
Deputy of Cash Deposits before becoming its Director of Central Services.
From
1993 to July 1998, Gilles was General Secretary, a member of the Executive
Committee and Director of Human Resources for the Caisse des Dépôts et
Consignations. This company has a subsidiary CNP Assurance
S.A. which was formed in 1959 and continues to own around 40 percent of CNP.
Gilles
was Chairman of the Management Board of CNP Assurances from 1998 and CEO
and Director from July 2007 to June 2012. Under his leadership CNP increased revenue by
80 percent. He began the international expansion of the insurance company in
1999 by entering Portugal.
CNP had
premium income of €3.2 billion in 2010. It has 24 million policy holders. CNP
does business in three main segments of the personal insurance market - life
insurance, pensions and personal risks.
After
doing an outstanding job at CNP Gilles is currently Corporate Director of Suez
Environnement Company and is on the board of other companies as well.
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