In parallel with his activity as a company director, he holds various positions within professional organisations, first of all sectoral and then generalist, including that of President of the Federation of the Electrical, Electronic and Communication Industries (FIEEC) from 2007 to 2013.

[2] His father, Yvon Gattaz, co-founded Radiall, an electronics manufacturer, in 1952, and served as the President of the Conseil national du patronat français, a precursor to the MEDEF, from 1981 to 1986.

Gattaz graduated from the École nationale supérieure des télécommunications de Bretagne, where he received a bachelor of science degree in engineering.

[4] Gattaz served as the President of the Groupement professionnel des industries de composants systèmes électroniques (GIXEL) in 1999.

[2] Gattaz is a Knight of the Legion of Honour and an Officer of the National Order of Merit.