Pierre Brochand
Pierre Brochand | |
|---|---|
| Head of the DGSE | |
| In office 2002–2008 | |
| President | Jacques Chirac Nicolas Sarkozy |
| Preceded by | Jean-Claude Cousseran |
| Succeeded by | Erard Corbin de Mangoux |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 July 1941 Cannes, France |
| Alma mater | HEC Paris, ÉNA |
Pierre Brochand (born 4 July 1941, in Cannes) is a former director of the French Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE). He was previously a diplomat. He was a witness to Operation Frequent Wind and the Fall of Saigon in April 1975 at the end of the Vietnam War.
Alumnus of the École nationale d'administration (ENA), he is also a graduate of the École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC).