Jean martin folz biography of william

Chief executive officer, PSA Peugeot Citroën

Nationality: French.

Born: January 11, 1947, in Strasbourg, Alsace, France.

Education: École Polytechnique and École des Mines, engineering degree, 1971.

Family: Son of Robert Folz and Marianne Bock; married Marie-Claire Picardet; children: two.

Career: French Ministry of Industry, 1972, mining engineer; French government, 1974–1975, adviser to the Minister of Commercial and Craft Industry; 1975–1976, adviser to the Minister for Quality of Life; Ministry for the Quality of Life, 1976–1977, assistant director; Office of the Secretary of State for Industry, 1977–1978, director; Rhône-Poulenc Polymères, 1978–1981, factory manager; 1981–1984, senior vice president; Jeumont-Schneider, 1984–1987, assistant general manager, later chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman of the board; Péchiney, 1987–1991, managing director; Eri