Charlotte Gainsbourg awarded at the FIAF Gala in November

A big star and a business woman from the shadows. Actress Charlotte Gainsbourg and Dominique Senequier, President of the Ardian Investment Fund, will be the guests of honor at the upcoming French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) gala on Monday, November 4th at the Plaza.

Charlotte Gainsbourg will be awarded the FIAF Arts Trophy, in the tradition of other famous French and French artists. Musician, actress, singer, daughter of Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin, she won in 2018 the Victory of the music in the category "female artist". She has been living in New York for five years.

Little known to the general public, Dominique Senequier will receive, she, the Golden Pillar. This is the first time that this award, given to a business personality, has been given to a woman since its creation in 2006. She runs Ardian, an investment company that manages $ 96 billion in assets between Europe, North America and Asia.