In each issue, we ask a Luxembourg decision maker to draw us a plane and share w ith us his approach to flying and his taste for travel. This month's guest: Didier Mouget
A chaque numéro, nous demandons à un décideur luxembourgeois de nous dessiner un avion et de nous faire partager son approche de l'aviation et son goût du voyage. Invité du mois: Didier Mouget.
Didier Mouget, 50, is Manag ing Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers, the first auditing firm in Luxembourg. Graduated from HEC-Ulg (liege), he joined the Luxem bourg firm in 1982 and he has
Perhaps you could start by telling us about your first flig h t... My first flig h t w as at the local fair near my v il lage. I must have been around 10 and the aircraft w as an old crate of a plane w hich took off from a m akeshift runw ay in a field . An experience that marked my childhood, far from the comfort o f com mercial aviation today.
C o m m e n ço n s p ar é v o q u e r votre toute p rem ière e x p é rience d e v o l... Il s'ag issait d 'u n b a p tê m e de l'a ir o rg an isé lors d 'u n e kerm esse près d e m o n v illa g e . Je d e v ais avo ir u n e d iz a in e d 'a n n é e s et l'a v io n était u n p etit « c o u c o u » q u i d é c o lla it d 'u n e piste d e fo rtu n e a m é n a g é e d a n s un c h a m p . U ne e x p é rien ce q u i a m arq u é m o n en fan ce, lo in d u confort d e l'a v ia tio n co m m e rciale a ctu e lle .
Can you tell our readers an anecdote regarding a memorable m eeting during a flight? In 1985, during my stay in the Congo (then Zaire), I undertook a m ission th at required visiting several sites in the bush across this vast country. I had a very special chauffeur in a very particular vehicle since he w as a retired fighter pilot flying around Africa in a plane th at should also have been retired a long tim e ago! He told me o f his adventures w hile flying low over the m agnificent landscapes and spectacular nature.
P o u rrie z-v o u s raconter à nos lecteurs u n e an ecd o te co n c e rn a n t u n e renco n tre m é m o rab le effectuée p e n d a n t u n v o l? En 19 8 5 , lors d e m o n sé jo u r a u Congo (Zaïre à l'é p o q u e ), j ’ai effectué u n e m issio n q u i n écessitait la visite de p lu s ie u r s sites e n b ro u sse a u x q u a tre c o in s d e cet im m e n se p ays. J'a v a is u n ch au ffeu r et u n v é h ic u le très p a rtic u lie r p u is q u 'il s'a g is s a it d 'u n p ilo te d e c h a sse retraité q u i s illo n n a it l'A friq u e av ec u n e a u tre v ie ille c a rlin g u e q u i elle au ssi a u ra it d û être à la retraite d e p u is lo n g te m p s! Il m e raco n tait sa v ie de b a ro u d e u r en su r v o la n t à basse a ltitu d e d es paysages m a g n ifiq u e s et u n e n atu re g ran d io se .
participated in its develop ment from 5 employees in those days, to 1,800 today. Member of the Board of Direc tors since 1991, where he had the title of Chief Operating Officer and audit leader, Didier Mouget is specialised in the financial sector. He is also a member of the Global Board of PricewaterhouseCoopers International
Today, w h at is the city you prefer to travel to? Do you have a ‘m ust see' place to share w ith our readers? I love travelling so the choice is difficult. I love New York for its cosm opolitan and unreasonable character but I w ould say my favourite is Rome, a very vibrant city, full of history, where each street corner confronts us w ith our origins and puts our hectic modern life into perspective.
which includes 19 representa tives of the main companies of the network.
Didier M ouget, 50 a n s, est Managing Partner tie Pricew aterhouseCoopers, la prem ière firm e d 'a u d it à Luxem bourg. Diplôm é de HEC-Ulg (liè g e), il a rejoint la firm e luxem bourgeoise en 1982 et il a accom pagné son d é velo p pem ent passant de 5 à 1800 personnes em ployées à ce jo u r. Membre du com ité de direction d epuis 1991, où il a assum é les fonctions de COO {Chief Ope rating Officer) et d 'a u d it leader, D idier M ouget est spécialisé dans le secteur fin a n cie r. Il est en outre m em bre du Global Board de Pricew aterh o useCoopers International q u i réunit 19 représentants des prin cipales firm es du réseau.
Now im agine you can choose anyone to draw the plane of your dream s: w ho w ould you choose and w hat w ould this plane look like? I w ould ask my daughter Justine, w ho has a ta l ent for draw ing. Her plane w ould be ecological and very aesthetic. Can you im agine yourself as a pilot? Yes, for the sensations one m ust feel w hen the plane leaves the ground and clim bs into the sky. I w ould prefer to fly sm all planes, like the old ‘crate’ of my childhood.
Q u elle est a u jo u rd 'h u i la v ille où v o u s préférez vo yager? A v e z -v o u s u n 'co u p d e c œ u r' à p artager av ec nos lec teu rs? J'a d o re vo yag e r et le ch o ix est d ifficile . J ’a im e N ew Y o rk p o u r so n caractè re co sm o p o lite et d é ra is o n n a b le m ais je d o n n e ra is m o n co u p de cœ ur à R o m e, u n e v ille très v iv a n te et ch arg ée d 'h isto ire où c h a q u e co in d e rue n o u s c o n fro n te à n o s o rig in e s et re la tiv ise n o tre v ie m o d e rn e tré p id a n te . M a in te n a n t, im a g in o n s q u e vo us soyez libre d e ch oisir n 'im p o rte q u i p o u r d e ssin e r l’av io n d e vos rêves: q u i c h o is irie z -v o u s et à q u o i ressem blerait cet a v io n ? Je d e m a n d e ra is à m a fille Ju stin e q u i possèd e un ta le n t certain p o u r le d e ssin . Son avio n se rait éco lo g iq u e et très e sth é tiq u e . P o u rrie z -v o u s v o u s im a g in e r en pilote? Oui p o u r les se n sa tio n s q u e l'o n d o it ép ro u ver au d é co llag e lo rsq u e l'a v io n q u itte la terre et s'é lèv e d a n s le cie l. A ch oisir, je préférerais piloter de petits a v io n s, d u style d u v ie u x co uco u d e m o n en fan ce.
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