Mr. Philippe Castanet* has been appointed Deputy Prefect of Grasse. He succeeds Mr. Rachid Bouabane Schmitt.
Since March 2012, he had been the Secretary General of the prefecture of Yvelines.
He is expected to take up his duties on Monday, September 8, 2014.
*born on March 19, 1965, in La Spezia (Italy), married, 4 children (aged 14 to 24)
Chief Engineer of Bridges, Waters, and Forests (ICPEF)
Former student of the École Polytechnique (X 1984)
Reserve officer of the Armored Cavalry.
Knight of the National Order of Merit