Éric Molinié

Éric Molinié (30 November 1960 – 21 December 2022) was a French businessman.^[1] He served as secretary-general of Dalkia, an energy company and subsidiary of Électricité de France (EDF).

Éric Molinié
Born	(1960-11-30)30 November 1960 Paris, France
Died	21 December 2022(2022-12-21) (aged 62)
Education	Lycée Hoche Lycée Sainte-Geneviève
Alma mater	HEC Paris
Occupation	Businessman

Biography

Disabled from birth, Molinié studied at the Lycée Hoche in Versailles where he received his Baccalauréat and was later admitted to HEC Paris (class of 1982).^[2] He then became an advisor to EDF's chairman on disability, then economic issues, and was later director of sustainable development. He also served as vice-president, then president of the French Equal Opportunities and Anti-Discrimination Commission from April 2010 to April 2011,^[3] vice-president of the Association des paralysés de France, and president of the Association française contre les myopathies [fr].

Molinié twice served as a member of the social affairs section of the French Economic, Social and Environmental Council and a rapporteur for a study on French public hospitals. In 2005, he received the Prix Guy Crescent for his actions in support of people with disabilities.

Molinié was president of the SAMU Social of Paris from 12 October 2011 to 7 October 2013. On 4 May 2016, his memoir, titled Vivant !, was published by the Éditions Odile Jacob [fr].^[2] In 2016, he became a member of the board of directors of the International Movement ATD Fourth World France.^[4] In 2018, he became secretary-general of Dalkia and was one of the few people in France to hold a senior corporate position.^[2]

Molinié died on 21 December 2022, at the age of 62.^[5]

Decorations

• Knight of the Legion of Honour
• Officer of the Ordre national du Mérite (2011)^[6]

References

1. "Eric Molinié". Babelio (in French).
2. Kahn, Annie (12 March 2018). "Emploi et handicap : " Les stéréotypes sont le principal frein à l'intégration des personnes handicapées "". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 24 December 2022.
3. "Décret du 10 décembre 2010 portant nomination du président du collège de la Haute Autorité de lutte contre les discriminations et pour l'égalité - M. MOLINIÉ (Eric)" (in French). Légifrance. 11 December 2010.
4. "ATD Quart Monde en France en 2016" (PDF). International Movement ATD Fourth World (in French).
5. N'Kaoua, Laurence (21 December 2022). "L'homme d'affaires Éric Molinié est mort". Les Echos (in French). Retrieved 24 December 2022.
6. "Décret du 14 novembre 2011 portant promotion et nomination". Légifrance (in French). 15 November 2011.