• The challenges
• The concept
• The founding fathers
• Organization
• The 10 commandments of CI

• The role of the State
• Objectives
• The public system
• The HRIE
• Territorial CI

• Support for strategic companies
• Monitoring and Alert
• Training and research
• CI outside France
• Protection of intangible assets
• Partners

The HRIE |

Diplomas and military titles

Reserve colonel, TAP/ Metropolitan Infantry
Graduate Officer (ESORSEM officer school)
Certified parachutist, French and English
Institut des Hautes Etudes de la Défense Nationale (40th graduating class)

Civilian Diplomas

Institut des Hautes Etudes de Sécurité Intérieure (1st graduating class)
Stanford Executive Program 88 (Stanford University, California)
Centre de Perfectionnement aux Affaires (1981)
Internships : Berkeley University, CEGOS, CRC

Public Interest Positions

French Foreign Trade Advisor from 28 Aug. 1978 to 30 Sept. 2002
Associate professor of strategy and crisis management at CPA / Groupe HEC from 1986 to 2002
President of the Syndicate of Fresh Dairy Products (Syndifrais) from 1994 to 1998

Previous Activities

After 5 years of service as an officer in parachutist units, then at the SDECE action service, he left the army for civilian life.

From 1967 to 1982, he worked on the international development of the Pernod-Ricard group as an expert zone manager, director of foreign subsidiaries, then director of international development for the group.

After reorganizing Ricard France as general sales manager, he specialized in turning around companies experiencing difficulties, international development and crisis management. His activities abroad have led him to work in 63 countries to date.

In 1985, he became General Manager of Suchard, then Chairman of the Coordinating Committee at Jacobs-Suchard France. In 1989, he joined the Union Laitière Normande as deputy general manager in charge of international development, before taking over as manager of the group in a difficult environment and preparing its sale to Bongrain in 1992. He then spent 5 years as General Manager - Director of Générale Ultra Frais in Rouen, which he turned around before doing the same thing as General Manager of France Champignon in Saumur.

In 2001, he was Chairman of Marks and Spencer France and sold the company while ensuring that all of the personnel found jobs. He also worked in positions of advisor in the field of strategy, crisis management and development for French and foreign companies.

On 1 October 2002 he was appointed Director of Intelligence at the DGSE, then, on 31 December 2003, Senior Director in charge of Competitive Intelligence at the Secretariat General of National Defense (SGDN) by the President of the Republic.

Awards

Military : Knight Officer of the Legion of Honor and Knight of the National Order of Merit
Civilian : Officer of Agricultural Merit, Knight of “Palmes Académiques” and of Arts and Letters

L'équipe

Deputy

Jean-Marc FALCONE

Advisors

Frederic PUAUX _Jacques FANOUILLAIRE