Philippe Esper
Président, Eurotradia International
Former pupil of Lycée Henri-IV, Paris, École polytechnique (engineering), École nationale supérieure de l'aéronautique (aeronautics), École nationale supérieure des poudres (defence) (1962-1967).
Graduate of the Institut d'études politiques (Institute of Political Studies), Paris (1967).
Chargé de mission, Private Office of the Minister of State for Defence, Michel Debré (1970-1973).
Deputy director for International Affairs, Ministry of Defence (1973-1975).
Deputy director-general for Industry (1976-1978).
Interministerial delegate for Audiovisual Technologies, reporting to the Prime Minister Raymond Barre (1976-1981).
Administrator, Centre national d'études spatiales (National Space Research Centre) (1978-1982).
Lecturer, Institut d'études politiques de Paris (Paris Institute of Political Studies) (1970-1976).
Delegate for Foreign Policy reporting to the Minister for Industry André Giraud (1978-1981).
Director, Division Equipements, Renault Industrial Vehicles (1981-1984).
Chairman of the Association for the National Orchestra of France since 1980.
Director-General (1985-1993) and, since May 1993, CEO of Eurotradia International.
Chairman of France’s Conseil économique de la défense (Economic Defence Council) since May 2003.
Chairman of the government working party on “The International Business Environment” since 2000.
Armaments Engineer.
Commander of the Légion d'Honneur.
Born 10 September 1941 in Toulon (Var, France). Two children, Olivier and Stéphane.
