Monsieur Christian Tordo (he graduated from the HEC business School of Paris) has been General Manager of the French subsidiary of Texas Instruments Inc from 1994 to 2013.

He has been Deputy Mayor in charge of Finance and Economy for the city of Nice and Vice President of the Nice Cote D’Azur (NCA) Metropolis, in charge of Economic Development since 2008.

In April 2014, his responsibility covered Economic Development, Employment, Industry and Digital Innovation for both the city of Nice and the NCA Metropolis. In February 2015, he was put in charge of Urbanism and Real Estate Development.

Monsieur Tordo is also the President of the board of the EPA-EcoValley sustainable development project. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry for NCA and member of the supervisory board of the Cote d’Azur Savings Bank (CECAZ).

Monsieur Tordo’s earlier career was built working with Texas Instruments since 1977. His roles included financial responsibilities for the company’s European organization and serving as General Manager of its French subsidiary from 1994 to 2013.