Pierre Gattaz

Pierre Gattaz (born 11 September 1959) is a French business executive. He serves as the Chairman of Radiall, an electronics manufacturer. In parallel with his activity as a company director, he holds various positions within professional organisations, first of all sectoral and then generalist, including that of President of the Federation of the Electrical, Electronic and Communication Industries (FIEEC) from 2007 to 2013. He was then President of the main French employers' organisation, the Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF), from 3 July 2013 to 3 July 2018, and then President of the BusinessEurope lobby, a position he still holds.

Early life Pierre Gattaz was born on 11 September 1959 in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, France. His father, Yvon Gattaz, co-founded Radiall, an electronics manufacturer, in 1952, and served as the President of the Conseil national du patronat français, a precursor to the MEDEF, from 1981 to 1986. Pierre Gattaz has indeed family ties in Creuse on the side of his wife Marie-Aude Gattaz, in the sector of La Souterraine.

Gattaz graduated from the École nationale supérieure des télécommunications de Bretagne, where he received a bachelor of science degree in engineering. He received a certificate in administrative management from George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

Gattaz serves on the Conseil national de l’industrie. They have four children.