Burgundy-Franche-Comté. The president of the regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry named a knight in the National Order of Merit

Thierry Buatois, who has been head of the regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry since December 2021, was appointed Knight of the National Order of Merit for his thirty-nine years of service to economic and public life.

Director and then manager of the SEI company, specialized in industrial engineering since 1986 and based in Chalons, this native of Frangy-en-Bresse was first a full member of the Saône-et-Loire Chamber of Commerce and Industry before applying for the regional seat and being elected by the 55 members of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Chamber of Commerce and Industry, representing the 6 territorial Chambers of Commerce and Industry . They were themselves elected by some 115,000 business leaders. He thus succeeded Rémy Laurent.