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Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux discussed the importance of the auditor's attestation in the context of late payments during the breakfast forum on October 22, 2019

Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux addressed the topic of credit insurance—a tool that is all too often inaccessible to small and medium-sized enterprises—during his presentation on October 22, 2019

Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux discusses the merits of the “Name & Shame” initiative during the breakfast forum on October 22, 2019

Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux on late payments in the public sector and trends in this area, during his participation in the breakfast discussion on October 22, 2019

Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux discussed the benefits of digitizing invoices to reduce payment times during the breakfast forum on October 22, 2019

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Summary of the Breakfast Discussion on October 22, 2019

Read the summary of the breakfast discussion and the topics covered with our guest, Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, president of MEDEF.

The Central Government, Good and Bad Payers

Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux comments on theresults of the 9th ARC/IFOP surveyon payment terms, particularly French companies’perception of the government as a poor payer. An in-depth analysis.

Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux discusses the role of banks in financing corporate working capital during the breakfast discussion on October 22, 2019

Banks and Companies' Capital Shortfalls

In this piece, Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux discusses therole of French banks, particularly infinancing the working capital ofFrenchcompanies. Read his remarks.

Biography of Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux

Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, the current president of the Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF), France’s leading employers’ association, began his career at theL’Oréal Group. He served as marketing director for the United Kingdom and helped establish the company’s Polish subsidiary. As a co-founder of the mobile phone accessories specialist“The Phone House”in 1996, he served as its CEO until 2004. His journey in the mobile phone industry continued with the creation of the mobile virtual network operatorOmea Telecom, which owned brands such asVirgin Mobile FranceandTele2 Mobile. In 2007, Mr. Roux de Bézieux joined the supervisory board of thePSAGroup, where he later became vice chairman.

His commitment to serving businesses was evident during his tenure as president of theCroissancePlusentrepreneurs’ association from 2005 to 2008, and later aspresident of Unédicuntil 2010. In 2018, he was elected president ofMEDEF.

Biography of Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux