

Profile
Ernest-Antoine Seillière is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of WENDEL Investment.
He joined the familial Group in 1976.
He managed the divestment of steel-producing activities, promoted the restructuring of the Wendel Group and turned the group into an investment company.
Ernest-Antoine Seillière graduated from ENA-Ecole Nationale d’Administration and served as a French Diplomat for ten years.
He was attached to Prime Minister Jacques Chaban-Delmas in 1969, then to Pierre Messmer, Maurice Shumann, and Robert Galley.
He took a year off to lecture at Harvard University's Center for International Affairs in the US.
Ernest-Antoine Seillière was the President of MEDEF (French business confederation) from 1997 to 2005.
Since 2005, he is the President of UNICE (European business confederation).
He has been made Officer of the Legion of Honour and Officer of the Order of Merit.
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Former positions of Ernest-Antoine Seillière
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| HERMÈS INTERNATIONAL | Director/Board Member | 04/06/2013 |
| PEUGEOT SA | Director/Board Member | 23/04/2013 |
| WENDEL SE | Chairman | 27/03/2013 |
Wendel SE (Private Equity)
Wendel SE (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance Wendel invests in companies located in Western Europe and North America. The firm focuses on B to B services, education, technology, and energy transition sectors. It provides financing for growth and development transactions with an investment size of EUR 300 - 800 million. The firm acquires majority positions. | Director/Board Member | 01/01/2013 |
Cie Générale d'Industrie et de Participations SA
Cie Générale d'Industrie et de Participations SA Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Operates as a holding company with interest in legal services | Chairman | 27/01/2012 |
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| Private companies | 16 |
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Wendel SE
Wendel SE Financial ConglomeratesFinance Functions as investment holding company | Finance |
Bureau Veritas SA
Bureau Veritas SA Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides inspection and audit services through testing, analysis and certification | Commercial Services |
Peugeot SA
Peugeot SA Motor VehiclesConsumer Durables Manufactures automobiles and light commercial vehicles | Consumer Durables |
Hermès International SCA
Hermès International SCA Apparel/FootwearConsumer Non-Durables Manufactures and sells leather goods, ready-to-wear & accessories, jewelry, textiles, luggage and perfumes | Consumer Non-Durables |
Wendel-Participations SE
Wendel-Participations SE Investment ManagersFinance Wendel-Participations invests in companies located in France. The firm focuses across a broad range of sectors and industries. It participates in buyout capital requirements. | Finance |
Willis Towers Watson France SAS
Willis Towers Watson France SAS Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Provides insurance brokerage, reinsurance, and risk management services | Finance |
Oranje-Nassau Groep BV
Oranje-Nassau Groep BV Financial ConglomeratesFinance Provides investment services and explores and produces oil and gas | Finance |
Cie Générale d'Industrie et de Participations SA
Cie Générale d'Industrie et de Participations SA Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Operates as a holding company with interest in legal services | Industrial Services |
Legrand SA
Legrand SA Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Operates as a holding company with interest in the manufacture of electrical products | Electronic Technology |
Sciences Po
Sciences Po Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Editis Holding SA
Editis Holding SA Publishing: Books/MagazinesConsumer Services Holding company with interests in publishing businesses | Consumer Services |
Ecole Nationale d'Administration
Ecole Nationale d'Administration Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Wendel SE (Private Equity)
Wendel SE (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance Wendel invests in companies located in Western Europe and North America. The firm focuses on B to B services, education, technology, and energy transition sectors. It provides financing for growth and development transactions with an investment size of EUR 300 - 800 million. The firm acquires majority positions. | Finance |
Sofisamc SA | |
ASEAS Participations SC
ASEAS Participations SC Financial ConglomeratesFinance Engages in the management of building constructions and real estates | Finance |
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