After graduating from
Sciences Po, Perigot became
Président-directeur général (PDG) of Thibaud Gibbs et Compagnie, serving from 1968 to 1970. He then served as PDG of
Unilever in Spain and in France. In 1988, he succeeded as President of
BusinessEurope, serving until 1998 and preceding
Georges Jacobs de Hagen. In 1986, he became President of the Conseil national du patronat français, succeeding
Yvon Gattaz. During his tenure, he sought to "internationalize the French economy". From 1987 to 1989, Perigot was a member of the executive board of the
International Chamber of Commerce. From 1989 to 1999, he was a member of the
French Economic, Social and Environmental Council. He was President of the Chambre de commerce Franco-néerlandaise from 1996 to 2002. He then served as President of the International Organisation of Employers from 2001 to 2006. Since 2005, he had served as President Emeritus of the Mouvement des Entreprises de France. In 2004, Perigot became a member of the World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization, established by the
International Labour Organization. As a member of the board of directors of the
Sodexho Alliance, he earned 36,100 euros in 2006 and 40,700 euros in 2007. In 2010, he created the "groupe Perigot" within the Entrepreneurs et dirigeants chrétiens. The group sought to understand the intent of the Church in the modern, global economy. Perigot died on 7 January 2022, at the age of 95. ==Distinctions==