The Mouvement des entreprises de France (MEDEF), or the Movement of the Enterprises of France, is the largest employer federation in France. Established in 1998, it replaced the Conseil national du patronat français (CNPF), or the "National Council of the French Employers", which was founded in 1946.
History The presidential election took place on July 3, 2013, to choose the successor to Laurence Parisot, as the latter was reaching the end of the second term permitted by the bylaws.
Operations MEDEF has more than 750,000 member firms, 90 percent of them being small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with fewer than 50 employees. MEDEF is engaged in lobbying at local, regional, national, and EU-wide levels.MEDEF Website
Every year, MEDEF International organises a number of delegations of French business leaders with tangible projects to targeted countries, especially developing countries. MEDEF espouses “sustainable development”, raising companies’ awareness to the fact that environmental protection can also feature among their competitive advantages.
Leadership 1998–2005: Ernest-Antoine Seillière 2005–2013: Laurence ParisotKatrin Bennhold (6 July 2005), For lobby group, a French revolution New York Times. 2013–2018: Pierre Gattaz 2018–2023: Geoffroy Roux de BézieuxHarriet Agnew (3 July 2018), Tech entrepreneur to head French business lobby group Reuters. 2023–present: Patrick MartinElizabeth Pineau (7 July 2023), French employers' group Medef elects Martin as new head Reuters.
See also
Union of Industrial and Employers' Confederations of Europe (UNICE) Union des industries et métiers de la métallurgie (UIMM) Lisbon Agenda
References
External links Official site of the MEDEF