Famous People with Name Serge

Serge Adda            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Serge Adda: was the former president of the French television station TV5. A Franco-Tunisian and an expert in political economy, Adda began his vocational career in 1971 as a researcher at CETEM (Centre d'étude des techniques économiques moderne). From 1975 to 1978 he was a director of research at École spéciale d'architecture.

Serge Kampf            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Serge Kampf: is a French businessman who founded the computer services company Capgemini in 1967. Serge Kampf serves as Managing Director of Cap Gemini EUROPE BV and Cap Gemini Benelux BV. Mr. Kampf serves as Chief Executive Officer of Cap Gemini SA, Cap Gemini Service SA, Cap Sogeti SA, Cap Sogeti.Com SA. He is the Founder of Capgemini U.S. LLC. He founded Sogeti USA, LLC in 1967. He founded Capgemini UK plc in 1967 and serves as its Chairman. Mr. Kampf serves as Chairman of Cap Gemini SA, Capgemini Suisse S.A.,

Serge Weinberg            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Serge Weinberg: is Chairman of Weinberg Capital Partners, an investment firm. Serge Weinberg started his career as a civil servant in the French administration (1976–81), before becoming « Chef de cabinet » (private principal secretary) to the Budget Minister (Laurent Fabius, 1981–82). Then, he held several management positions at FR3 and Havas. In 1990, after three years as General Manager with investment bank Pallas Groupe, he joined the Pinault Group as CEO of CFAO. Next, he was appointed CEO of Rexel (1991–95). From 1995 to 2005, he served as Chairman of the Management Board of PPR, the largest non-food retailer in Europe and the third largest multibrand luxury goods company in the world.

Serge Nigg            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Serge Nigg: was a French composer. After initial studies with Ginette Martenot, Nigg entered the Paris Conservatory in 1941 and studied harmony with Olivier Messiaen and counterpoint with Simone Plé-Caussade. In 1945, he met René Leibowitz, who introduced him to the twelve-tone technique of composition. After completing a Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments and a Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra (both 1943), and the symphonic poem Timour (1944), he became the first French composer to write a dodecaphonic work when his Variations for Piano and 10 Instruments appeared in 1946. This piece was premiered at the International Festival of Dodecaphonic Music, organized by Leibowitz in 1947.

Serge Lang            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Serge Lang: was a French journalist, alpine skier, and the founder of the alpine skiing World Cup. As a journalist he covered alpine skiing, cycling, and other sports for five major publications. In the mid 1960s, he envisioned a season-long series of ski races, which became the World Cup skiing circuit. He continued to guide the growth of the World Cup and the sport of ski racing over the next two decades.