Ambroise Roux

Ambroise Roux (26 June 1921 – 4 April 1999) was a French businessman and political advisor. He was the chief executive officer of Compagnie générale d'électricité (later known as Alcatel) from 1970 to 1981. He was the founding president of the French Association of Private Enterprises (AFEP). On his death, President Jacques Chirac called him "one of the great figures of French capitalism." His father, André Roux, was a manager in the newspaper industry. His mother, Cécile Marcilhacy,

Career Shortly after the war, Roux worked for his maternal family company, Rhône-Poulenc.

Personal life and death Roux married Françoise Marion in 1946. They had a son, Christian, and a daughter, Véronique. They resided in Montfort-l'Amaury and summered in Trégastel, Brittany. He was royalist.

Roux died of a heart attack on 4 April 1999 in Montfort-l'Amaury. He was 77. He was buried in Trégastel. On his death, President Jacques Chirac called him "one of the great figures of French capitalism."