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[[File:Potard.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Donald Potard]]

==Country==

France

==Birth - Death==


==Occupation==

Fashion

==Notable Achievements==

Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
Chevalier dans l' Ordre national du Mérite

==Description==

Chair of the Fashion Design department of Paris College of Art.  Former CEO of fashion house [[Jean-Paul Gaultier]] (to 2005) and CEO of Marchpole Holdings.   Founded the first artistic agency for fashion designers, Agent de Luxe (2006).  Presenter of the television show 'Project Fashion'.  Activist for various LGBTQ groups for advancing the community's rights.  Co-founded the endowment LINK for the fight against AIDS. 

==See Also==

* [[LGBTQ Chief Executive Officers of Business Enterprises]]
* [[Promoters and Agents Who Identify as LGBTQ]]
* [[Global LGBTQ HIV/AIDS Activists]]
* [[LGBTQ Individuals Who Have Received France's Highest Honours]]

==Further Reading/Research==

* http://www.paris.edu/news/detail/6579/Donald-Potard-named-new-Chair-of-Fashion-Design
* http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/shake-up-at-gaultier-donald-potard-resigns-as-house-s-president-578256?full=true

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