(FILES) This photograph taken in Brussels on March 31, 2006, shows former head of the French electronics group Schneider, Didier Pineau-Valencienne, looking on in the Brussels correctionnal court. Didier Pineau-Valencienne, a pivotal figure in French industry, notably with the Schneider group, and a passionate lover of literature, died on December 19, 2024 at the age of 93, his family announced. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP) (Photo by JOHN THYS/AFP via Getty Images)