The bosses of Orange and Renault have given their support to the vice-president of the Medef Dominique Carlac’h, candidate for the second time for the presidency of the employers’ organization against Patrick Martin given as a favorite, the newspaper said on Monday. The world. This announcement comes on the eve of the grand oral of the two candidates for the presidency of the Mouvement des entreprises de France, who will present their program to the general assembly of the employers’ organization.
In a joint statement to Le Monde, the director general of Orange, Christel Heydemann, and the president of Renault, Jean-Dominique Senard, described Dominique Carlac’h, 54, as “courageous”, “dynamic” and “determined to make the voice of entrepreneurs heard in the public debate,” the newspaper said on its website. They also praise its “modern and concrete vision” and believe that it will be able to “federate all companies, whatever their size or sector of activity” because “it does not belong to any chapel”.
The current vice-president and spokesperson for the Medef, who is also a former high-level athlete who has worn the jersey of the French team in athletics, presented a program in May which focuses on reducing the cost skilled labor. The program of his rival Patrick Martin, current number two in the organization, is centered around the need for growth. The latter has won major support, in particular that of the powerful Union of Industries and Metallurgy Trades (UIMM).
A face-to-face debate between the two candidates is also scheduled on the BFM Business channel on June 26, before the election of the next president of Medef on July 6 by just over a thousand voters in the EU. organization.
