Founders

Jean Choplin

Jean Choplin

Founder of AIESEC

AIESEC Experience

  • 1948: Secretary general of The Union des Grandes Ecoles ( France) in charge of international relations
  • 1950: convinced Bengt Sjostrand to meet him  in Stockholm to discuss the creation of  a student NGO dedicated to international understanding ,
  • 1951: organized and chaired the first official  AIESEC meeting of this new NGO in Paris, mainly with Swedish, German and French delegates.
  • Becomes the first AIESEC International Alumni Association President in Venice (1987).

 

Academic and professional Experience

  • ESCP Business School, Paris 1951
  • 1952- 1953 selectedvFulbright scholar University of KANSAS, USA
  • 25 years fashion and textile world  as marketing and commercial manager
  • 10 years in a construction C° in charge of its international development.

Thereafter consultant for international commercial negotiations.

Victor Loewenstein

Victor Loewenstein

AAI Lifetime Alumni Contributor

AIESEC Experience

  • AIESEC- LC Edimburgh University ( foundation), 1958
  • AIESEC NC/MC – U.K. ( Newcastle ), 1959
  • Advisory Council AIESEC International, 1960
  • AIESEC International – Secretary General ( PAI) 1961/62 ( Geneva)
  • Past President AAI
  • Past Member AI Supervisory Group

 

Academic and professional Experience

  • Management consultant

Currently coach to Business Schools MBA programmes

Arnould de la Boulaye

Arnould de la Boulaye

AAI Board Member

AIESEC Experience

  • NCP AIESEC France 1966 ( 12 French-German seminars, 800 internships)
  • Co-organizer and official representative of the first AIESEC International Seminar on “Education for International business”, Lausanne,1966
  • Advisory Council AIESEC International, 1967
  • International Senior Member
  • President AIESEC Alumni France 1966/68,
  • AAI board member 1992, 2012

 

Academic and professional Experience

  • ESSEC Business School, Paris 1966
  • D.E.A.International Economics, Paris University 1969
  • 10 years in corporate finance
  • 12 years CFO joint venture Nestle/Wagons-lits

Freelance since May 1989: assistance to start up companies, serial business angel in various types of industries and services, transition management as CFO and/or CEO