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You're right, but not because of politics. Cédric O is part of the wave of businessmen who went into politics recently to follow Macron. He's however a typical

by pm3003 3y ago

You're right, but not because of politics. Cédric O is part of the wave of businessmen who went into politics recently to follow Macron. He's however a typical French industry guy : went to one of a handful of elite highschools, then went to a business school that is part of the French equivalent of the Ivy league, then went to work for former state-owned entreprises and conglomerates, and major suppliers of the French government... In short, even before he went into politics, he was well-introduced in every clique of the French political-industrial milieu. And (un)surprisingly he's one of the more modern industry guys.

littlestymaar 3y ago
> Cédric O is part of the wave of businessmen who went into politics recently to follow Macron. Recently? He's been doing politics since at least 2006 (campaigning for Dominic Strauss Khan, a famous French politician better known abroad for his rape of a maid in a hotel in NY in 2011). > He's however a typical French industry guy : went to one of a handful of elite highschools, then went to a business school that is part of the French equivalent of the Ivy league, then went to work for former state-owned entreprises and conglomerates, and major suppliers of the French government That's true, but you're missing the key part here, which is what makes France special in that regard: he did that in parallel (and with the help) of his political career. He joined Safran thanks to his former MP Pierre Moscovici (Cedric O was his legislative assistant) who had become minister of the Economy in 2012 after Hollande's election (And Cedric O was the deputy director of François Hollande's victorious presidential campaign). This is very typical of the French Elite, were people involved in political parties often go back and forth between the public and private (or semi-private) sector with the help of their political network. The current prime minister has the same kind of background for instance. And there's even a word for that in French, it's called pantouflage.

by pm3003 3y ago

littlestymaar 3y ago

> Cédric O is part of the wave of businessmen who went into politics recently to follow Macron. Recently? He's been doing politics since at least 2006 (campaigning for Dominic Strauss Khan, a famous French politician better known abroad for his rape of a maid in a hotel in NY in 2011). > He's however a typical French industry guy : went to one of a handful of elite highschools, then went to a business school that is part of the French equivalent of the Ivy league, then went to work for former state-owned entreprises and conglomerates, and major suppliers of the French government That's true, but you're missing the key part here, which is what makes France special in that regard: he did that in parallel (and with the help) of his political career. He joined Safran thanks to his former MP Pierre Moscovici (Cedric O was his legislative assistant) who had become minister of the Economy in 2012 after Hollande's election (And Cedric O was the deputy director of François Hollande's victorious presidential campaign). This is very typical of the French Elite, were people involved in political parties often go back and forth between the public and private (or semi-private) sector with the help of their political network. The current prime minister has the same kind of background for instance. And there's even a word for that in French, it's called pantouflage.