Comolli to Run Government Shareholding Agency

Source from:  Tobacco Reporter 08/05/2010

Jean-Dominique Comolli, the deputy chairman of Imperial Tobacco, is to act as commissioner for state shareholdings in France, reporting directly to the Finance Minister, Christine Lagarde, according to a Financial Times story. Comolli was appointed yesterday by President Nicolas Sarkozy to run a revamped agency responsible for government shareholdings. The French government was said to be tightening its grip on part state-owned companies to ensure they maintain factories and jobs in France. Enditem