Donor of the month - Paul Georges Despature (Edhec 66)

At Paul Georges Despature’s behest, Somfy donated €500,000 to the Rising Talents campaign, specifically financing research and studies on young generations.  The research will be conducted within the newly created International Observatory in the Family Business Centre.

“When I finished my study programme in 1966, EDHEC was a relatively well known business school but it was still very local.
The progress achieved in recent years has been extraordinary. EDHEC has become an international group that is recognised globally for its teaching standards and research. Even the Anglo-Saxons acknowledge its excellence in Finance and Economy!
That’s why Somfy, a company that is present in over fifty countries worldwide and leader in motorised solutions for house and building security and shading applications, has signed a five-year agreement in the Rising Talents programme.”