“ I asked myself the question to continue with GE, but we have agreed on a mutual agreement that it was a good time to separate ” Ms Gaymard said, interviewed by economic magazine.
“ The closing Alstom has just ended, it was a good time for me to prepare a new phase of my professional life, I wanted to experience a new adventure. It will in the world entrepreneurial “, she added.
The departure of the CEO of the subsidiary of the US group comes as the latter announced in December an energy business restructuring plan redeemed at Alstom, which could affect 6,500 jobs over 35,000 in Europe, where the sector is depressed, especially in France where it is nevertheless committed to creating 1,000 net jobs.
The unions in turn evoke the removal of 10,000 jobs worldwide, a figure that GE has not confirmed.
The American group has renewed its commitment to create 1,000 net jobs in France Wednesday at a meeting between its CEO Jeffrey Immelt and President Francois Hollande at the Elysee. The day before, the trade unions of the former Alstom Power pole had called Hollande to the suspension of the launch of the employment backup plans.
Alstom GE had sold most of its energy activities in the amount of 9.7 billion euros, a transaction completed on November 2.
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