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RIGAUT / Aloys, Gabriel
+32.485.076146
aloys.rigaut@gmail.com
French
13 February 1978
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from: 05 / 2007 to: (ongoing)
International aid / cooperation officer, Geo-coordinator for Morocco and Libya
- Coordination of the programming, operational implementation and follow-up of EC
cooperation/aid actions in several Southern Mediterranean countries. Main geographical
coordinator for Morocco and Libya, but also worked temporarily on Tunisia, Algeria, Jordan and
Yemen.
- Main functions: programme management (Morocco: portfolio of +/- 50 programmes, including a
large part of budget support operations), inter-service consultation and coordination (EC
financing decisions), technical analysis and advice, internal communication (various types of
briefings), information and document management.
- Horizontal responsibilities: main co-ordinator inside unit AIDCO A2 for relations with the
European Court of Auditors and issues related to the donor coordination (EIB, World Bank…).
Responsible as well for horizontal issues related private sector development.
European Commission, B-1049, Brussels, Belgium
Unit AIDCO A2 – Geographical coordination and supervision for the Mediterranean and Middle-East
European Public Administration, European institutions
from: 02 / 2003 to: 04 / 2007
- Jan. 2005 till April 2007: Adviser, Payment systems
- Feb. 2003 till Jan. 2005: Junior Adviser, Payment systems
- Until June 2004: assistant to the Secretary General of the European Payments Council (EPC), an
interbank platform which has now its own independent central secretariat. Support to the EPC
decision- making bodies (Plenary: about 50 member banks and national banking associations).
- Secretariat of the ESBG Payments Committee, WSBI Lusophone Cooperation Group (working
language: Portuguese), EPC Cards Working Group (including its EPC Card Fraud Prevention
Task Force), EPC Cash Working Group: minutes taking, preparation of meeting documents, and
follow-up of action items. Market intelligence and research (payment systems, international
remittances, microfinance).
- Representation of the ESBG/WSBI in various inter-bank working groups (on credit transfers, legal
issues, TARGET payment system...). Interest representation of ESBG/WSBI and EPC with the
European Commission, the European Central Bank and various lobby groups. Redaction of
position papers, meeting notes, press releases, articles, infoflashes, consultations, preparation
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and participation to conferences, etc.
European Savings Banks Group and World Savings Banks Institute (ESBG- WSBI), Rue Marie-
Thérèse 11, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
Banking, Trade association
from: 10 / 2002 to: 01 / 2003
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Internship in the Cabinet of Frits BOLKESTEIN, European Commissioner in charge of the Internal
Market, Taxation issues and Customs union
Support to the member of cabinet in charge of financial services issues (investment services, capital
adequacy, international accounting standards, retail banking...), Ms Irmfried Schwimann. Redaction of
notes to the attention of Ms. Schwimann or to the attention of the Commissioner. Participation to
cabinet and inter-cabinet meetings, European Parliament hearings (ECON committee) and Council
meetings (Competitiveness Council).
European Commission, B-1049, Brussels, Belgium
European Public Administration, European institutions
from: 06 / 2001 to: 08 / 2001
Internship in the Research Department, as Public Finance analyst
Market research. Redaction of notes and studies on local public finances, project finance opportunities
(transport, energy and environment) and local governance in Central and Eastern European countries.
Contribution to the development of business cases.
DEXIA Crédit Local, 7 à 11 quai André Citroën, BP 1002 - 75901 Paris Cedex 15, France
Banking
from: 11 / 2000 to: 05 / 2001
Webmaster (part- time contract)
Creation, development and maintenance of a website for the Research Center on Transition
Economics (ROSES), at the University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Market intelligence.
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), 3, rue Michel-Ange, 75794 Paris cedex 16 -
France
Internet, eCommerce & New Media - Economics research center
from: 08 / 1999 to: 11 / 1999
Training period, as mission responsible, in the Cabinet of the Member of Parliament and Mayor of La
Rochelle, Mr. Maxime BONO
Management of the 'Diaspora Rochelaise' project. Contacts with expatriates from La Rochelle.
Redaction of notes to the attention of Mr Bono. Preparation of a newsletter. Development of a
database. Redaction of a stage report.
City of La Rochelle, 17000, La Rochelle, France
Local Government / Civil Service
from: 09 / 2001 to: 06 / 2002
Masters Degree of European Economic Studies, with very high honours
Lavoisier Scholarship granted by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Awarded the annual Prize of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW)
for the best thesis in economics/finance.
Majors in Finance, Information Technologies and European Business Regulatory Environment (EU
network industries; liberalisation, regulation and competition policy). Other subjects covered:
advanced quantitative methods (econometrics), European economic integration, European
macroeconomic policy.
MA thesis: "The development of venture capital fundraising in Europe – evidence across countries,
potentialities and policy issues" (dir: Pr. de Boissieu).
College of Europe (Bruges campus), Dijver 11, B-8000 Brugge, Belgium
from: 09 / 2000 to: 05 / 2001
Masters Degree of Transition Economics, with high honours
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Main subjects: transition economics, finance, international trade theories, introduction to
econometrics, foreign direct investments.
MA Thesis: "The Integration of Stock Markets in Central Europe and in the Baltic Countries" (dir.: Pr.
Senik-Leygonie, DELTA / ENS / Univ. Paris 4).
University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, 12 place du Panthéon, 75231 Paris cedex 05, France
Diplôme d'études approfondies (DEA)
from: 09 / 2000 to: 06 / 2001
Certificate
Preparatory courses to the "National School of Administration" (ENA) concours. Major in European
studies at the Centre européen de Sciences Po. Main other subjects covered: public law, political
economy, public finances, international relations, languages.
Paper on "the representation of interests of International Financial Centres in the European Union"
(dir.: E. Grossman).
Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), 27 rue Saint- Guillaume - 75337 Paris Cedex 07,
France
from: 09 / 1998 to: 06 / 2000
Degree from the IEP of Paris (Sciences Po)
Student in the "Public Service" department. Majors in Economy, Public Law, and Public Policies.
Other subjects covered: international relations, languages (English, Spanish).
Public policy thesis on: “The public policy of territorial management, the example of inter-communality
Charente-Maritime” (preceded by several field surveys)
Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), 27 rue Saint- Guillaume - 75337 Paris Cedex 07,
France
Equivalent to 5 years university degree
from: 09 / 1995 to: 06 / 1998
Admissibility in 1998 and 1999 to the “Ecoles Normales Supérieures” (E.N.S., French top level Liberal
Arts Universities), DEUG equivalence
Three years preparatory courses in Social Sciences (khâgne B/L) for French competitive exams, after
baccalaureate. Subjects covered: economics, sociology, mathematics, history, philosophy, history,
English, French literature, Spanish. In parallel: history courses at University Paris 4, Sorbonne.
Lycée Stanislas, 22 rue Notre-Dame des Champs, 75279, Paris cedex 06, France (2 years)
Lycée Lakanal, 3 Avenue du Président Franklin ROOSEVELT, 92330 SCEAUX, France (1 year)
Equivalent to 2-year university degree
from: 09 / 1992 to: 06 / 1995
Baccalaureate S (Sciences), with honours
Subjects covered: sciences, social sciences. Major in mathematics.
Collège-Lycée Sainte-Marie, 92160, Antony, France
Gymnasium
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English, Portuguese, Spanish
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Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production
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High communication skills and ability to manage multicultural teams and to monitor projects:
Administrator of the College of Europe Alumni Association since 2003; President of European Liberal
Youth (LYMEC), which gathers more than 60 organizations in about 40 European countries; several
participation to events organised by the European Youth Forum and by JEF-Europe; Students’
Representative at the College of Europe in 2001-2002; Play director at the College of Europe in 2002
(drama society ); etc.
Sports: collective sports (handball, football)
Very high organisational skills: Administrator of the College of Europe Alumni Association since 2003,
responsible for the website development; Treasurer of a European Liberal Youth asbl between 2003
and 2006 (annual budget: 150,000 euro); Students’ Representative at the College of Europe in 2001-
2002 (regular meeting with the Rector on student affairs); Director of the drama society at the College
of Europe in 2002 (production of ‘Le Bal des Voleurs’ by Jean Anouilh in Bruges); President of the
Student's Association of the Masters in Transition Economics in 2001-2002; several other association
responsibilities during my student years.
Experience in European negotiations and sense of diplomacy. Course on "The governance of complex
international negotiations" (College of Europe, 2002); paper on "Cultural issues in International
negotiation" (May 2002). Parti cipation in various seminars, congresses and simulations of negotiations
throughout Europe since 1998: e.g. Simulation of COREPER and Council negotiations (Sciences Po,
2001), Model European Council (Cambridge University, February 2001), and simulation of EU
enlargement negotiations (Warsaw, Batory Foundation, February 2000).
Very high Computer and Internet skills:
- Computer: Microsoft Office 2003 (Outlook, Word, Excel, FrontPage, PowerPoint, Access).
- Internet: ADSL connection at home since 1999. Webmaster and administrator of several
websites (including PHP portals).
- Other softwares: PaintShopPro 6.0; Adobe Acrobat 4.0; Adobe Photoshop; MS Money; FTP
Expert; GiveWin 2.1 (econometrics).
- Languages: HTML; notions of DHTML, JavaScript and Java.
Writing skills: drama plays, poems, philosophical essays, short stories, articles... Play achieved in
June 1999: Le Labyrinthe et la Mort ©.
Drama course at Sciences Po in 1999-2000; Director of ‘Le Bal des Voleurs’ by Jean Anouilh (Drama
society, College of Europe, 2002); actor in EU trainees' play during Winter Stage 2002-2003
Travels: many travels across the world, and especially in Europe, for holidays, for work or for extra-
curricular activities. Special interest for Central and Eastern European Countries (several travels in
this region: ex-Yugoslavia, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Baltic countries, Poland, Bulgaria,
Slovenia, Hungary, Rumania, Slovakia...) and for Nordic countries (passion for viking culture).
Notions of Japanese (option at baccalaureate), Dutch and Russian
Yes, since 1997
Lifetime member of the Association of Former Trainees of the European Union (ADEK International)
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