Loic Fauchon
In 2005 Loic Fauchon assumed the presidency of the World Water Council (WWC) – an international policy think tank with ties to big business, global governing and financial institutions. The WWC is one of the world’s preeminent water think tanks advocating for the privatisation of fresh water goods and services. Barlow suggests that the WWC is one of the “vehicles of the corporate takeover of the world’s water” [1].
Fauchon has held several prominent positions within the WWC including Governor, special-adviser to the president, vice president (2004) and now president (March 18, 2005) [2]. Fauchon has much private sector experience having worked for the water company Groupe des Eaux de Marseille – a subsidiary of Suez and Veolia. He served as Director General for Groupe des Eaux de Marseille from 1991-1997 and assumed the presidency in 1997 [3].
References
- ↑ Maude Barlow (2007) ‘The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle For the Right To Water’, Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd., p.50.
- ↑ WWC Loic Fauchon, President of the World Water Council, accessed 14 November 2008.
- ↑ WWC Loic Fauchon, President of the World Water Council, accessed 14 November 2008.
