Corps of Mines (France)
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The Corps of Mines (in French Corps des Mines) is the foremost of the great technical corps of the French state. It is formed of the State Engineers of the Mines.
The Corps is attached to the French ministry in charge of industry.
People entering the Corps are educated at the École nationale supérieure des Mines de Paris, with a special curriculum distinct from that of ordinary Mines engineers. Most of them are from École Polytechnique; these are known as X-Mines; the rest come from École Normale Supérieure or the regular curriculum of the École des Mines.
Many executive positions in France's industries are held by X-Mines engineers.
[edit] Former corps members
The following are alumni of the school:
- Jean Syrota
- Henri Poincaré, Nineteenth century mathematician and scientist.
- Charles de Freycinet, prime minister of France
- Conrad Schlumberger, founder with his brother Marcel of the Société de Prospection Electrique, that became later Schlumberger Limited
- Noël Forgeard, Ex-CEO of Airbus and EADS
- Jean-Martin Folz, CEO of PSA Peugeot Citroën
- Francis Mer, former CEO of Usinor and former Minister of Finances
- Denis Ranque, CEO of Thales Group
- Gérard Mestrallet, CEO of Suez Group
- Anne Lauvergeon, CEO of Areva
- Thierry Desmarest, CEO of Total
- Jean-Louis Beffa, CEO of Saint-Gobain
