CAREER HISTORY
1971 - NORTON SA (Meules) Directeur Technique (France)
1979 - ISOVER SAINT-GOBAIN (Direction Recherche Internationale, Chef du Service Chimie.)
1986/2001 - SAINT-GOBAIN RECHERCHE (Directeur, Affaires Européennes R&D).
2001/2002 - Companie de SAINT-GOBAIN (European Consultant)

CAREER-RELATED TASKS & ACTIVITIES
Chairman, CEN STAR (CEN BT/WG 70 " Standardisation and Research Links ") du Comité Européen de Normalisation. Member of the " User Advisory Board " of JRC/IAM. Industry French representative of VAMAS (Versailles Advanced Materials and Standards) Steering Committee.

PUBLICATIONS
. "Linking R&D to Standardisation : Getting more from the results of Industrial Research" (The IPTS Report, June 1999)
. "Neutral Exchange Format for Materials Data Banks on Z-99001 AFNOR Standard" (ASTM STP1140
. Computarization and Networking of Materials Data Bases, 1992)
. "Magnetic Resonance Spectra of Acetylenes" (JACS 83/1978 and 84/347)

PATENTS
Abrasives (FI 505536, USA 3487593, FI 602106, F 202244, USA 3953459, UK 417058, AUS 324193, D 2349610, I 69903, JAP/SHO 48111058) Energy storage and Insulating materials

EDUCATION
1959 - Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris (Ingénieur ENSCP).
1959 - Licence ès sciences (Université de Paris).
1960 - Université du Minnesota (USA). Publications JACS
1973 - Centre de Perfectionnement aux Affaires (CPA - Paris).

LANGUAGES
French - English

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Comité Français de CODATA (Committee on Data for Science and Technology - ICSU)

AVOCATIONS
Chef de Course CAF/FFME (Ski-Alpinisme), Musique - Flûte et Violoncelle

COUNTRIES PROFESSIONALLY VISITED
European Countries - USA - Japan - China - Brésil

PREVIOUS INVOLVMENT IN EC RTD ACTIVITIES
KAG - 1997-1990 - IRDAC WP6 (Advanced Materials)
KAG - 1990-1991 - IRDAC WG BRITE (Industrial and Material Technologies)
KAG - 1992 - IRDAC Round Table on Scientific and Technical Information (March 13, 1992)
KAG - 1992-2001* - Chairman of CEN STAR (Interface CEN/DGs Research and Enterprise for Prenormative Research)
EVP - 1993 - BRITE-EURAM Projects evaluation (April 7-21, 1993)
KAG - 1996 - Workshop on the Management of EC R&D Programmes (June 25, 1996)
KAG - 1996 - Workshop on "IT, Research and Industrial Activity" (July 15, 1996)
KAG - 1996 - Seminar on Basic Industries and the ESPRIT Programme (June 5, 1996)
KAG - 1996 - Industrial Advisory ESPRIT Pannel - Intermediate and Capital Goods (September 12, 1996)
EVP - 1997 - FMC BRITE Training Projects evaluation (February 18-19, 1997)
KAG - 1997 - EC Expert Advisory Pannel - City of tomorrow (July 15, 1997)
KAG - 1997-2001* - JRC/IAM Users Advisory Board on Advanced Materials
KAG - 1998 - IRDAC Advisory Committee on Management of the Community R&D Programmes (February 19, 1999)
* (in activity)

RESEARCH MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGY ACTIVITIES
. Representation of the R&D of the SAINT-GOBAIN Group to European Union bodies.
. Adviser to SAINT-GOBAIN Director of Research for EU opportunities.

ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELDS OF PRODUCTS, PROCESSES AND INNOVATION
. Expertise in the field Materials Data Bank Production (Developer, back in 1985, of the first multimedia (factual/numerical/video) material Data Bank pilot for the materials produced by SAINT-GOBAIN).
. Expertise in the field of Grinding Technology Processes and Production.
. Expertise in the field of Thermosetting Polymers

MARKETING, SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
. Expertise (chairman or member of jurys) of projects and candidates at CPA (Business School of the Chamber of Commerce of PARIS) as graduated in 1973

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Last update : 08-02-11 (DV)