Emmanuel Besnier
Emmanuel Besnier | |
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| Born | 18 September 1970 Laval, Mayenne, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | Lycée de l'Immaculée-Conception |
| Alma mater | ISG Business School |
| Occupation(s) | CEO, Lactalis |
| Spouse | Sandrine |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Michel Besnier Christiane |
| Relatives | André Besnier (grandfather) Jean-Michel Besnier (brother) Marie Besnier Beauvalot (sister) |
Emmanuel Besnier (born 18 September 1970) is a French heir, businessman and philanthropist. He serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Lactalis. He is known as "the invisible billionaire."[1]
Early life
Emmanuel Besnier was born on 18 September 1970 in Laval, Mayenne, France.[2][3] His father is Michel Besnier and his mother, Christiane.[3] His paternal grandfather, André Besnier, was the founder of Lactalis in 1933.[3] He has a brother, Jean-Michel, and a sister, Marie.[3][4]
He was educated at the Lycée de l'Immaculée-Conception, a Roman Catholic private lycée in Laval.[3] He graduated from the ISG Business School in Paris.[2]
Career
Besnier joined Lactalis as Director of Development in 1995.[3] He took over as the Chief Executive Officer in 2000, when his father died.[3]
With his brother and sister, he owned 83% of Lactalis.[1] In January 2015, according to Forbes, he had a net worth of $6.7 billion.[1] He shuns publicity and has been nicknamed, "the invisible billionaire."[1]
Philanthropy
He donates Euro 200,000 annually to the Francis-Le-Basser football stadium in Laval.[3] He also attends their board meetings.[3] He built a private box with tinted glass, from which he watches football matches.[3][5]
In 2006, he was the recipient of the "Mayennais of the Year" award from the local Rotary Club.[5]
Personal life
He married Sandrine, a native of Laval whom he met at the lycée, at the Basilique Notre-Dame d'Avesnières in Laval.[3][5] They have three children.[2] They reside in the 7th arrondissement of Paris.[5] They also live in a château in Entrammes near Laval that he inherited from his father.[3][5] They summer at their house on the île de Ré and winter in Courchevel.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "Emmanuel Besnier". Forbes. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ a b c "Emmanuel Besnier". LSA. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Marie Bordet, Besnier, le milliardaire invisible, Le Point, May 19, 2011
- ^ Valerie Landreu, Emmanuel Besnier, un patron très discret, Les Echos, April 16, 2011
- ^ a b c d e Nicolas Barriquand, Emmanuel Besnier, un si mystérieux patron, L'Express, January 26, 2015