Julien Anfruns
Julien Anfruns is a French lawyer and a French business executive. Formerly, he was the Director of Corporate Affairs for Philip Morris, France and a member of the Executive Committee. He also served as a French senior civil servant, and was nominated in September 2013 to serve as a member of the Council of State, “Conseil d’Etat” (France) as a supreme court judge.
Julien Anfruns | |
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| Occupation(s) | Senior Civil Servant, Member of the Council of State (France), Lawyer |
| Website | French Conseil d’Etat - Official website |
From 2008, Julien Anfruns was the Director General of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) until May 2013. On the occasion of the 2010 World Expo (Expo 2010) in Shanghai, China, ICOM held its 22nd General Conference between 7 and 12 November, during which Julien Anfruns welcomed among others, the former President of France, Jacques Chirac, as well as the former President of Mali, Alpha Oumar Konaré.
In September 2013, as a member of the French Council of State he was both specialized in tax and economics laws in the ninth chamber and advising the government on Defense and Civil Service as rapporteur for bills and decrees.
Julien Anfruns was educated at the National School of Administration (École nationale d'administration, ENA) and EDHEC Business School. He was the Director of Administration, for Financial and Legal Affairs (C.F.O. and General Counsel) at the Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre) between 2005-2008, where he was involved in the strategic development of the Louvre both in France and abroad, notably for the project Louvre Abu Dhabi. He has also previously occupied several diplomatic posts including at the United Nations in New York, as well as in Finland and Estonia.
He is also actively involved as a member of several think tank groups, including the Global Agenda Council on the Role of the Arts in Society for the World Economic Forum (Davos). In April 2013, he was nominated as a member to the French national commission of the European Heritage Label.
Julien Anfruns also engages in forums bringing together culture and business and participates on panels such as the Forum d'Avignon and is a member of the Nouveau Club de Paris, which supports Knowledge Economy. He served as a trustee for the European Museum Forum between January 2010 and February 2013. He is a member of the Advisory Board of EDHEC Business School.