User:Thierry Henri Cauchois

Hello, Please find hereunder some info as a short presentation.

French citizen, I was born in 1945 in Paris Eastside, shortly after world war IIs end, time of la liberation in France. My parents came from the Normandy, especially from the town of Rouen, where live still members of my family.

As a child, I lived in Paris Eastside (nearby the medieval Chateau de Vincennes) and was graduated in classics (latin, greek, maths, physics) to reach the A level in Paris (1964). Thus I experienced the cold war.

As a young adult, I studied engineering at the French Merchant Navy School of Le Havre, including several years at high sea as a trainee mechanical officer on liners and freighters, reaching a MS degree in Nantes (1971). Thus I visited several countries quite early.

In the mean time, I spent 18 months in the French navy mine sweeping forces in Brest to become French Navy reserve Lieutnant (1968). In the same period, I got married in Colonia with a German girl (1968) ; we have now 3 children and several grand children. At that time, peace took place between France and Germany, after centuries of war.

Later on, I spent one year at Insead in Fontainebleau, where I gained an MBA in a truly international environment (1978).

Work experience : industry Supply Chain manager, naval maintenance Subsidiary Manager, real estate Managing Director, management consultancy President.

Languages : French, English and German.

Interests : travel, civilisation, history, ethics.