Gilbert Simonet (1932-1998)
CBC
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After graduating in civil engineering, Gilbert Simonet joined Bouygues in 1960 and remained with the company until the creation of CBC in 1982. Simonet, initially hired by Bouygues as a works manager, was later assigned to property and construction activities. An influential member of the construction industry like his partner Henri Becq, through CBC, he tried to show that construction "is mostly a question of brains".