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Pierre Gattaz

Chairman of the Executive Board, Chief Executive Officer (PDG), Radiall SA

Search every verified Pierre Gattaz interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Pierre Gattaz, CEO of Radiall and former president of Medef, has recently discussed his approach to leadership and management, citing Warren Buffett's criteria for hiring a second-in-command: intelligence, dynamism, and loyalty. He described his work habits, including working weekends and delegating to trusted colleagues, and spoke about his involvement in public life, which began with his tenure at Medef from 2013 to 2018 and continued with his role at Business Europe until 2022. He also mentioned founding the Institute of Solutions, a think tank focused on economic policy. Gattaz has been active in public commentary on France's economic and geopolitical situation. He co-launched the Avenir Souveraineté fund to support French and European sovereignty in sectors such as defense, security, and food. He has described the economic situation as "catastrophic" and criticized proposed tax increases, arguing instead for competitive taxation and incentives for job creation. He has advocated for reindustrialization, increased youth employment through vocational training, and public spending reductions, while also expressing concern about threats from Russia and the need to invest in cybersecurity and defense. He co-authored a book titled "Gagnez plus, c'est maintenant" with other business leaders, proposing 30 economic reforms aimed at increasing net wages and reducing the deficit.

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“We have to stop the surtax. We are in a world of international competition, and I say we must do the opposite; we must incentivize, we must have what I call competitive taxation. People who create jobs or create wealth should be congratulated and rewarded. We should give them the Legion of Honor as soon as they reach 10 or 100 employees. And did you see that report on the front page of Les Échos this morning, reveali”

“We must stop insulting us all day long, stop mistreating companies, stop mistreating bosses. Behind every company, there are employees. There are 21 million private-sector employees. There are 4 million bosses. If you like, it's a block of 25 million people. So, treat... But I listen to speeches, as you see, every day on the radio, on TV, and it's unbearable. We feel like we're pariahs, even though we fight every day”

“It's not really a war economy. I'm more for a New Deal, you know, the Roosevelt way. Remember, it was in 1933, he said the three R's: Relief and reforms. And in fact, we are exactly at that moment in France. That is, we have to give people purchasing power, that's fundamental, and above all give them hope that social mobility will work again. People have to think they won't stay at the minimum wage their whole life. ”

“I am worried but vigilant, and above all I don't want to fall into fear. We absolutely must not be afraid. Fear is like anger, an extremely bad advisor. On the other hand, we have to look the threats in the face, they exist. Cybersecurity, drones, everything we see that is a threat to the French state but also to our companies and sometimes to our households. So yes, we are in a very difficult world today, but I woul”

“If the economy doesn't work, forget art, culture, the core functions of the state, justice, police. There's no money, there's no money. And who generates the money? It's the economy. And the economy, who is it? It's the company. So the debates since the dissolution have been appalling. We mistreat the company, we despise it, we despise success, we want to tax everything that moves. But that's unbearable for us and fo”

“The problem is that our young people don't work enough. They have a low employment rate. The youth unemployment rate is 20%. The average for Germans and Swiss is around 5-6%. Why don't our young people find work easily? Because we push them all toward the baccalaureate. I am completely against taking everyone to the baccalaureate. We have abandoned the vocational and apprenticeship tracks, which are tracks of excelle”

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