Francis Mer
Francis Mer ( born May 25, 1939 in Pau) is a French industrialist and politician.
Career
Mer graduate of the elite Ecole polytechnique in Paris and engineering for mining. In 1970 he joined at Pont -à -Mousson in the group Saint- Gobain. There he occupied successively the positions of the persons responsible for planning (1971 ), the planning conductor ( 1973), the Director-General of the subsidiary Saint- Gobain Industries ( 1974-1978 ), and finally the Deputy Director General of the Group of Companies ( 1978), responsible for industrial policy. In July 1982, he became CEO of the corporation and head of branch for sewer and mechanics.
When the French government as the main shareholder decided the merger of two steel producers Usinor and Sacilor in September 1986, Mer was appointed Chairman of the new steel-producing company. After its privatization in 1995 Mer was also confirmed by the Board as CEO.
Besides Mer is facing since 1988, the French association of steel producing industry.
Also in the association of European steel producers Eurofer he took over the presidency from 1990 to 1997.
On the board of the National Association for Research and Technology, he worked with since 1991.
From 1997 to 1998 he occupied the post of Executive International Iron and Steel Institute.
Political commitment
- 2002: Member of the first and second Cabinet Jean -Pierre Raffarin as Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry
- 2004: Chairman of the Foundation for Political Innovation
- 2004: Chairman of the Committee to Review Ministerial reform work
- 2005: publication of Reflections on the functioning of the state and the difficulties of a suitable form of the solution finding under the title ( Vous les Politiques - You, the politicians )