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Gérald Caussé is an accomplished pianist. In 2019, he released an album entitled "Joyful: Piano Duets of Gérald Caussé and
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Prior to his call as a general authority, Caussé worked for a strategy consulting firm in Paris and London. He later returned to Paris to work for the
Carrefour Retail Group. And finally, he was the general manager and a member of the board of Pomona, France's largest food distributor.
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