André Bénard

André Bénard (19 August 1922 – 15 March 2016) was a French engineer and an industrialist, who worked as one of the seven members of the Committee of the managing directors of Shell and, after his retirement from Shell, was designated copresident, and shortly after president, of the Eurotunnel company. As chairman of Eurotunnel, he "helped lead the construction of the Channel Tunnel linking France and Britain". He retired as chairman of Eurotunnel Group after the 31-mile tunnel opened in 1994, but later was accused by investors of misleading them about prospects for the project. In 2007, a French court cleared him of those charges."

He was married to Jacqueline Bénard née Preiss, a former French magazine publisher. Provided by Wikipedia