The Biography

Jean-Claude SENSEMAT

Born april 14, 1951in Fleurance (Gers) France.
Son of Joseph SENSEMAT, trading craftsman and of Mrs,
born Jacqueline CZULOWSKI.
During his first marriage he fathers a child, Laurent.
Married june 5, 1999 to Mrs Martine RZEPECKI.
Studies : Maréchal Lannes High School in Lectoure,
Autodidact.

PROFESSION :

- Businessman
- Writer

FONCTIONS :

- Président of Gestion Geneen Inc. Montréal Canada - since 2006
- Président of Capitole & Cie (before known as LIP France) - since 1990
- Président of the Sensemat Group (1970-2000)
- Honorary Consul for the Republic of Albania (2002-2007)
- Honorary Consul Emeritus – since 2007
- Vice-président of the Québec 50 Club in Montréal Canada in 2007
- elected Vice-Presidentof the Union des Français de l'Etranger (UFE) Québec - Canada (2008)
- Counsillor for France External Commerce (1991-2007)
- Counsillor for the Banque de France in Gers (1994-2000)
- Founding President of the Gers Unicef Commitee (1988-1994)
- Vice-president of the Union Patronale of Gers in 1989

PUBLICATIONS :

- La Patronade, Olivier Orban editions, 1988.
- Un Moment de Gascogne, La Gascogne editions, 1997.
- Le Délit d'Entreprendre, la Mezzanine editions, 2004.
- Comment j'ai sauvé LIP, Entreprendre Robert Lafont editions, 2005.

DECORATIONS :

- Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite, 1989.
- Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur, 1996.

DISTINCTIONS :

- Elected Manager of the year 1995 (Midi-Pyrénées) by the magazine Le Nouvel Economiste.
- Finalist of “The Oustanding Young People” - Economy section of the de Junior Chamber International, 1991.

CLUBS & ASSOCIATIONS :

- Member of Maxim's Business Club in Paris since 1992 (became in 2003 the Cercle MBC at the Fouquet's)
- Member of la Compagnie des Mousquetaires d'Armagnac depuis 1996
- Member of Lions Club - Club Lions Verdun QC, Canada en 2007
- Lions Club Toulouse Vallée du Girou (2002-2006)
- Member of l'Association E.M.C. (Entreprise Marketing Communication) à Toulouse (2002)
- Member of M.E.D.E.F. in Toulouse (2001-2006)
- Vice-président of l'Union Patronale du Gers (Gers Bosses Union) in 1989.
- Member of l’Union des Consuls Honoraires en France (UCHF) depuis 2004.
- Member of l'Union des Français de l'Etranger (UFE) Québec - Canada (2007)
 - Member of Club Québec 50 à Montréal. - Canada (2007)
- Member of the Montreal Metropolitan's Chambre of Commerce - Canada (2008)

PARCOURS :

2010 - He creates a business division within his company Gestion Geneen Inc in Quebec.

2009 - Jean-Claude SENSEMAT owns some condominiums located in the very center of Montreal.

2008 - Jean-Claude SENSEMAT deploys his activities in the watchmaking world for North America, he deploys there his watchmaking brand Lip with the TempusAmerica.ca website for Canada.

2007 - The Government of Canada accomodates Jean-Claude Sensemat and his Family in the "Business People" category, with the advantages which are attached to it.
Jean-Claude SENSEMAT creates and presides the Gestion Geneen.Inc company –business management company- in Montreal, his wife Martine works at his sides. He begins by opening the Montreal Capitale website.

2006 - The SENSEMAT Family decides to emigrate in CANADA, to stay with their son Laurent, who continues studies in International Trade in Montreal since September 2005.

2005 - The Entreprendre Press Group from Robert Lafont, sign a contract with the Capitole company & Co chaired by Jean-Claude Sensemat, and launches the editions of economic books for this Press Group.
He publishes with these editions his fourth work, "How I saved LIP". His books are downloadable on line, and in particular on Wikipedia.

2004 – Mediatized release of "Le Délit d’Entreprendre" with the Editions de la Mezzanine, this book of reference becomes a cult success and a website id created to communicate with its readers.

Real estate activities are developed, with the SCI du Moulin de Périssé, and the SCI du Grand Rempart -

Creation of TOULOUSE CAPITALE, an informative Web site with a webcam pointed to the Place du Capitole in Toulouse.

He is requested by Robert Lafont to write chronicles in various titles of the Entreprendre press group. He animates a Chronicle under the title "the commonsense of Jean-Claude SENSEMAT".

2003 – Successful installation of a webcam.Le31.com pointed on the place du Capitole in Toulouse and relayed by numerous websites all over the world. Opening of several Internet E-trade sites in several branches of the industry of online sales.

2002 - Nomination of Jean-Claude SENSEMAT as Honorary Consul for the Républic of Albania in Toulouse for 5 régions of the south of France, 33 departments.
Jean-Claude SENSEMAT entrusted a world Licence of the LIP brand to the MGH Manufacture Générale Horlogère (General Wacthmaking Workshop) company.

2001 - Creation of the SENSEMAT-SLF company, 9 Place du Capitole in TOULOUSE, from where Jean-Claude Sensemat déploys and reorganizes his activities.

2000 - Jean-Claude SENSEMAT is the victim of a malevolent entourage, among which an Justice auxiliary, who will be imprisoned for four years and will be barred for life as receiver by the French Ministry of Justice. The hardware import-export company was put in difficulty.
The name of Jean-Claude SENSEMAT will remain engraved like the contractor who brought the most economic resources to the department of Gers during the 20th century

1999 – Opening of online e-commerce websites : sales of tools and LIPwatches. Buying of the Performer watchmaking brand.

1995 - Creation of the LA GASCOGNE newspaper, two-monthly of Gers information and of the three-monthly LE CAPITOLE from Toulouse who will be sold to La Dépêche du Midi.

1994 - Named Councillor for the Banque in France du Gers until 2000.

1992 – Buyout of several cult brands such as Achille Zavatta, Teppaz, Luis Ocana and other proffessionnal brands.

1991 – Named Councillor for France’s External Commerce.

1990 – Buyout of the famous LIP watchmaking brand, in Besançon, and of the Fred LIP brand.

1989 – Crewation of tools distribution subsidiaries in Spain, Portugal and Belgium.

1988 – Creator of the concept of turnkey fair for supermarkets. Jean-Claude Sensemat publishes his first work « La Patronade »
Buyout of Gers industrial sites: SEITA factories in Auch, GRUNDING in Fleurance, HUGHES TOOLS in Mirande and RUCHE MERIDIONALE warehouses in Agen in the Lot-et-Garonne.
- Founding President of the Gers UNICEF Commitee (1988-1994)
- Elected Vice-président of the Union Patronale du Gers until 1989.

1986 – Under Jean-Claude SENSEMAT’s direction, companies he created become successful and will become, through the years, the biggest private company in Gers.

1985 – Buyout of PELLETIER industrial supplies in Paris, transfered in the Gers and turned into a distrubutor of bicycle and car accessories.

1982 - Jean-Claude SENSEMAT companies have become references for all buyers for the french hypermakets in France. Products are present in all the hardware departments of French supermarkets.

1978 – Creation of sourcing companies in Asia, notably in Taiwan with a structure that will become SENSEMAT ASIA.  In China Jean-Claude SENSEMAT’s companies buy in fifteen provinces.

1976 - Pioneer in Asia, Jean-Claude SENSEMAT creates brand that will become companies, like RHINO, COGEX, TURBOFEE, who will be leaders in the domain of large-public hardware and shine all over the world during the 70s.

1975 – Opening of self-service discount hardware outlets such as La Bourse de l’Outil.

1970 – It is at the age of 19, that Jean-Claude SENSEMAT creates his first company in the South-west of France. He launches the concept of "the workshop to the farm" sells successfully the tools and the machines for the workshops