, ▁Mark ▁Bret z , ▁Tony ▁C raw ford , ▁David ▁Bell , ▁Ron ▁Taylor , ▁and ▁Bill ▁Wo ody . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : B anks ▁based ▁in ▁Mont ana <0x0A> </s> ▁G imar ▁Mont az ▁M aut ino ▁( G MM ) ▁is ▁a ▁French ▁manufact urer ▁that ▁was ▁created ▁when ▁G imar ▁( f ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁by ▁Jean - Cla ude ▁G ira ud ▁and ▁Domin ique ▁Mare au , ▁two ▁former ▁execut ives ▁at ▁We ber ▁) ▁and ▁Mont az ▁M aut ino ( f ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁by ▁Pierre ▁Mont az ▁and ▁Victor ▁M aut ino ) ▁merged . ▁▁ ▁they ▁are ▁well ▁known ▁to ▁make ▁aer ial ▁lif ts ▁( most ly ▁ 2 ▁seat ▁chair l ifts ) ▁and ▁surface ▁ski ▁lif ts . ▁ ▁They ▁are ▁head qu arter ed ▁in ▁É chi roll es ▁near ▁Gren o ble . ▁Origin ally ▁known ▁as ▁Mont az ▁M aut ino ▁they ▁had ▁the ▁best ▁success ▁of ▁any ▁lift ▁company ▁in ▁the ▁ 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 8 0 s ▁construct ing ▁ 2 - 3 ▁men ▁chair l ifts ▁especially ▁in ▁France . ▁▁ ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁industrial ist ▁Bernard ▁Dre vet , ▁who ▁led ▁Mont az ▁M aut ino - in ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁The ▁business man ▁bought ▁G imar ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁Mont az ▁M