Pierre Viot (9 April 1925 – 6 August 2020) was a French executive. He served as a senior advisor on the French Court of Audit.
Pierre Viot | |
|---|---|
| Secretary General of the Estonian Tax and Customs Board | |
| In office 1971–1973 | |
| Secretary General of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée | |
| In office 1973–1984 | |
| President of the Cannes Film Festival | |
| In office 1984–2000 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Favre Le Bret |
| Succeeded by | Gilles Jacob |
| President of the Paris Opera | |
| In office 1985–1987 | |
| President of the Opéra Bastille | |
| In office 1985–1990 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 April 1925 Bordeaux, France |
| Died | 6 August 2020 (aged 95) |
Biography
editFormer student of the École nationale d'administration (Jean-Giraudoux promotion, 1950-1952).[1] Viot headed the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée from 1973 to 1984. He was elected as President of the Cannes Film Festival in 1984, replacing Robert Favre Le Bret until 2000. He presided over the Opéra Bastille from 1985 to 1990, and the Paris Opera from 1985 to 1987.
Viot died on 6 August 2020 at the age of 95.[2]
Distinctions
edit- Commander of the Legion of Honour (1999)[3]
- Grand Cross of the Ordre national du Mérite (2013)[4]
References
edit- ^ "Extrait de la fiche de M. Pierre VIOT". Archived from the original on 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ "Décès de Pierre Viot, ancien président du Festival de Cannes". Le Figaro (in French). 6 August 2020. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Décret du 2 avril 1999 portant promotion". Légifrance (in French). 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Décret du 14 novembre 2013 portant élévation aux dignités de grand'croix et de grand officier". Légifrance (in French). 15 November 2013.
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