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Governance

 CPE Lyon Governance 

Chaired by Mr Bertrand NEUSCHWANDER, investor and involved in several companies as a member of the board of directors, CPE Lyon governance operates on 3 levels:

Bertand Neuschwander

The general assembly and the board of governors with 24 sitting members:

3 trustees for CPE Lyon :

  • Lyon Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  • The Fondation Scientifique de Lyon et du Sud-Est
  • Lyon Catholic University

These 3 trustees propose 12 people elected from among the 24 members (usually company Chief Executive Officers) of the Board.
In addition to the trustees, the 12 elected members represent local institutions:

  • Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region
  • The Rhône council
  • The Grand Lyon
  • Lyon Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  • The Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
  • The Institut Polytechnique de Lyon
  • The Association des Fondateurs et Protecteurs de l’Institut Catholique de Lyon
  • The Université Catholique de Lyon
  • The Fondation Scientifique de Lyon et du Sud-Est
  • The Conseil Economique et Social Rhône-Alpes
  • The Association des Anciens Elèves (2 seats) 

The management committee 

It is made up of the principal managers of CPE Lyon and its subsidiary, CPE Lyon FCR SAS.

The members of the CPE Lyon management committee are:

The school is headed by Gérard Pignault

Gérard PIGNAULT has graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique in 1978. He has been at the head of CPE Lyon since September 2004, after having occupied various posts at Pechiney:

  • In strategy: strategic analyst at Pechiney’s head office in Paris
  • In research: research engineer then head of a research & development team at the Voreppe research centre in Isère.
  • In production: Head of Stade Fonderie, the Pechiney Rhénalu Issoire factory in Puy de Dôme: a site with 1500 people working on the production of aluminium sheets for the aeronautics industry.

Apart from his extensive involvement in various networks Gérard PIGNAULT is also Administrator of SATT Lyon Saint-Etienne , the Rhône-Alpes technology transfer accelerator.