Castries
Americannoun
noun
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In a statement announcing Mr Tavares' departure, Henri de Castries, Stellantis’ senior independent director said "in recent weeks different views have emerged which have resulted in the Board and the CEO coming to today’s decision."
From BBC • Dec. 1, 2024
The bunker, now reinforced with cement and covered with a roof, is the location where de Castries surrendered, ending the fierce battle of nearly two months.
From Seattle Times • May 7, 2024
Derek Alton Walcott was born Jan. 23, 1930, in Castries, the capital of St. Lucia, a 240-square-mile island in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean.
From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2017
Henri de Castries, the boss of Axa, a French insurer, lauds how “family-owned global firms keep their roots in small towns” in Germany, spreading wealth more evenly than in his centralised home country.
From Economist • Feb. 25, 2016
On my journey hither, I met the Marquis de Castries, and obtained a hasty conference with him, in which I insisted principally on the necessity of a constant naval superiority on the American coast.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX by Sparks, Jared
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