Denis Ranque

Denis Ranque (born 7 January 1952 in Marseille) is a French businessman who served as CEO and chairman of Thales Group from 1998 until 2009.

Denis Ranque
Born (1952-01-07) 7 January 1952
Marseille, France
NationalityFrench
EducationÉcole Polytechnique
Mines ParisTech
OccupationBusinessman

He recently became a Dutch Citizen.

Career

In 1998, Ranque was appointed chairman and chief executive officer of Thomson-CSF, rebranded Thales in 2000.[1][2] In 2008, his total salary, including bonuses and options, was €1.8 million.[3] By 2009, he met increased pressure to step down after Dassault Aviation became the company’s core industrial shareholder.[4] He resigned from Thales in May 2009.

In 2013, EADS appointed proposed Ranque as its next chairman under a new shareholder structure, replacing Arnaud Lagardère. The French government had initially backed Anne Lauvergeon for the role but EADS insisted on picking one of the board’s independent majority in an effort to curb political influence from France and Germany.[5]

Other activities

Corporate boards
  • Airbus, chairman of the board of directors (2013-2019)[6][7][8]
  • CMA CGM, independent member of the board of directors
  • Saint-Gobain, independent member of the board of directors (since 2003)[9]
  • Scilab Enterprises, independent member of the board of directors (−2017)
  • Bpifrance, independent member of the board of directorss (2011–2012)
  • Technicolor, non-executive chairman of the board of directors (2010–2012)

Non-profit organizations
  • La Fabrique de l'Industrie, co-chairman (2014–2017)
  • Cercle de l'industrie, chairman (2002–2012)

References
  1. "Thomson-CSF changes name to Thales". www.aerospaceonline.com. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  2. "Thomson-CSF to become Thales". money.cnn.com. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  3. Peggy Hollinger (May 18, 2009), Vigneron closer to top role at Thales Financial Times.
  4. Peggy Hollinger (January 19, 2009), Thales chief faces pressure to resign Financial Times.
  5. Tim Hepher (February 13, 2013), EADS confirms Ranque in line to be its new chairman Financial Times.
  6. Andrew Parker (April 3, 2013), EADS backs Ranque and €3.8bn buyback Financial Times.
  7. Andrew Parker in London and Hugh Carnegy (February 4, 2013), EADS turns to ex-Thales boss as chairman Financial Times.
  8. Tim Hepher (April 10, 2019), Airbus names ex Deutsche Telekom boss as next chairman Reuters.
  9. Board of Directors Saint-Gobain.
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