Georges Besse
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Georges Besse (born December 25, 1927 in Clermont-Ferrand, France, died November 17, 1986) was a French businessman who led several large state-controlled French companies during his lifetime. He was assassinated outside his home on November 17, 1986.
Leaflets by the militant Maoist organization Action Directe were sent three months later as revindication of the murder, claiming it to be in retaliation for his reforms of the financially stricken automaker Renault which involved laying off a large amount of workers. However, the Action Directe members denied any responsibility during their trial.
Two women, Nathalie Menigon and Joelle Aubron, were charged with his murder in March 1987 and were sentenced to life imprisonment in 1989. Two other Action Directe members, Jean-Marc Rouillan and Georges Cipriani, were convicted as accomplices and also sentenced to life imprisonment.
Besse's murder has also been linked, most notably by Dominique Lorentz, to the negotiations concerning the Eurodif nuclear company, in which Iran had a 10% share [link].
Career timeline
- 1958 - General manager of USSI.
- 1964 - Becomes manager assistant general manager of CIT-Alcatel.
- 1974 - Becomes president of Eurodif.
- 1978 - Becomes chairman of COGEMA.
- 1982 - Becomes director of Pechiney-Ugine-Kulmann.
- 1985 - Becomes director of Renault.
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