Marc Viénot (1 November 1928 – 28 January 2019) was a French banking executive.

Biography

Viénot attended the

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and

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, and subsequently joined the Inspectorate General of Finances. He was named second in command of the inspectorate in 1974. In 1986. he was named CEO. In 1988, he was charged with fraud relating to a large deposit relating to Marceau Investissements Group and Georges Pébereau. However, he was granted amnesty for these charges. In 2003, he testified in the trial of the

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media conglomerate to defend his friend,

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. Viénot died on 28 January 2019 at the age of 90.

References

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