Frank Dangeard
Frank Dangeard | |
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| Born | Frank Emmanuel Dangeard[1] 25 February 1958 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 13 August 2025 (aged 67) |
| Education | HEC Paris Sciences Po Harvard Law School |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Frank Emmanuel Dangeard (25 February 1958 – 13 August 2025) was a Canadian-born French businessman.[2]
Life and career
Born in Ottawa on 25 February 1958, Dangeard studied at HEC Paris, Sciences Po, and Harvard Law School.[3] He worked as a lawyer in the United States and the United Kingdom from 1986 to 1989 before serving as manager of S. G. Warburg & Co. He then joined Thomson Multimedia in 1997 before serving as Director General of France Télécom from 2002 to 2004.[4] From 2004 to 2008, he was CEO of Thomson.[5][6] He received a golden parachute of €2.28 million in the midst of his dismissal from the position.[7] In 2011, he published a book titled La Décision de crise dans l'entreprise, which covered 12 stories of governance during times of crisis.[8]
Dangeard's other executive roles included his time as administrator of Crédit Agricole, Moser Baer, Sonaecom, Symantec, and Telenor.[9]
Dangeard died on 13 August 2025, at the age of 67, after a long illness.[2]
References
- ^ "Frank Emmanuel Dangeard – IHS | IHS Holding Ltd". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ a b Gueugneau, Romain (18 August 2025). "Frank Dangeard, ancien patron de Thomson, est décédé". Les Echos (in French). Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ "Frank Dangeard". Who's Who In France (in French). Archived from the original on 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Le bras droit de Thierry Breton reprend les rênes de Thomson". Le Monde (in French). 14 September 2004. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ "Franck Dangeard, futur unique patron de Thomson". Libération (in French). 23 July 2004. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ "Frank Dangeard, PDG de Thomson". Les Echos (in French). 1 August 2007. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ Krug, François (27 May 2009). "Thomson : des cadeaux aux patrons malgré les dettes". Rue89 (in French). Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ "La Décision de crise dans l'entreprise". Éditions Odile Jacob (in French). Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ "Frank Dangeard". Gov.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2025.