| François Perigot | |
| Birth Date: | 1926 5, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Lyon, France |
| Nationality: | French |
| Office: | Member of the French Economic, Social and Environmental Council |
| Term Start: | 1989 |
| Term End: | 1999 |
| Office2: | President of BusinessEurope |
| Term Start2: | 1988 |
| Term End2: | 1998 |
| Successor2: | Georges Jacobs de Hagen |
| Office3: | President of the Conseil national du patronat français |
| Term Start3: | 1986 |
| Term End3: | 1994 |
| Predecessor3: | Yvon Gattaz |
| Successor3: | Jean Gandois |
| Office4: | President of the |
| Term Start4: | 1983 |
| Term End4: | 1986 |
| Predecessor4: | Jean Chenevier |
| Successor4: | François Guiraud |
François Perigot (12 May 1926 – 7 January 2022) was a French businessman and trade unionist.[1] He was President of the Conseil national du patronat français from 1986 to 1994 and President of the Mouvement des Entreprises de France from 1997 to 2005.
After graduating from Sciences Po, Perigot became Président-directeur général (PDG) of Thibaud Gibbs et Compagnie, serving from 1968 to 1970. He then served as PDG of Unilever in Spain and in France. In 1988, he succeeded as President of BusinessEurope, serving until 1998 and preceding Georges Jacobs de Hagen. In 1986, he became President of the Conseil national du patronat français, succeeding Yvon Gattaz.[2] During his tenure, he sought to "internationalize the French economy".[3]
From 1987 to 1989, Perigot was a member of the executive board of the International Chamber of Commerce. From 1989 to 1999, he was a member of the French Economic, Social and Environmental Council. He was President of the Chambre de commerce Franco-néerlandaise from 1996 to 2002. He then served as President of the International Organisation of Employers from 2001 to 2006. Since 2005, he had served as President Emeritus of the Mouvement des Entreprises de France.
In 2004, Perigot became a member of the World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization, established by the International Labour Organization. As a member of the board of directors of the Sodexho Alliance, he earned 36,100 euros in 2006 and 40,700 euros in 2007.[4] In 2010, he created the "groupe Perigot" within the Entrepreneurs et dirigeants chrétiens.[5] [6] The group sought to understand the intent of the Church in the modern, global economy.[7]
Perigot died on 7 January 2022, at the age of 95.[8]