Emmanuel Besnier | |
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Born | Emmanuel Georges Philippe Besnier 18 September 1970
Laval, Mayenne, France |
Education | Lycée de l'Immaculée-Conception |
Alma mater | ISG Business School |
Occupation(s) | CEO, Lactalis |
Spouse | Sandrine Hunaut |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) |
Michel Besnier Christiane Hallais |
Relatives |
André Besnier (grandfather) Jean-Michel Besnier (brother) Marie Besnier Beauvalot (sister) |
Emmanuel Besnier (born 18 September 1970) is a French heir and billionaire businessman. He is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Lactalis. [1]
Emmanuel Besnier was born on 18 September 1970 in Laval, Mayenne, France. [2] [3] His father was 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]
Besnier joined Lactalis as director of development in 1995. [3] He took over as the CEO in 2000, when his father died. [3]
With his brother and sister, he owned 83% of Lactalis. [1] In June 2018, according to Forbes, he had a net worth of $15.1 billion. [1] He shuns publicity and has been nicknamed "the invisible billionaire". [1]
At the end of 2017, Lactalis had to recall 12 million salmonella-contaminated boxes of baby milk from 83 countries. Besnier was summoned by Bruno Lemaire to the French finance ministry. [5]
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] [6]
In 2006, he was the recipient of the "Mayennais of the Year" award from the local Rotary Club. [6]
He married Sandrine, a native of Laval whom he met in high school, at the Basilique Notre Dame in Laval. [3] [6] They have three children. [2] They reside in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. [6] They also live in a château in Entrammes near Laval that he inherited from his father. [3] [6]
Emmanuel Besnier | |
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Born | Emmanuel Georges Philippe Besnier 18 September 1970
Laval, Mayenne, France |
Education | Lycée de l'Immaculée-Conception |
Alma mater | ISG Business School |
Occupation(s) | CEO, Lactalis |
Spouse | Sandrine Hunaut |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) |
Michel Besnier Christiane Hallais |
Relatives |
André Besnier (grandfather) Jean-Michel Besnier (brother) Marie Besnier Beauvalot (sister) |
Emmanuel Besnier (born 18 September 1970) is a French heir and billionaire businessman. He is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Lactalis. [1]
Emmanuel Besnier was born on 18 September 1970 in Laval, Mayenne, France. [2] [3] His father was 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]
Besnier joined Lactalis as director of development in 1995. [3] He took over as the CEO in 2000, when his father died. [3]
With his brother and sister, he owned 83% of Lactalis. [1] In June 2018, according to Forbes, he had a net worth of $15.1 billion. [1] He shuns publicity and has been nicknamed "the invisible billionaire". [1]
At the end of 2017, Lactalis had to recall 12 million salmonella-contaminated boxes of baby milk from 83 countries. Besnier was summoned by Bruno Lemaire to the French finance ministry. [5]
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] [6]
In 2006, he was the recipient of the "Mayennais of the Year" award from the local Rotary Club. [6]
He married Sandrine, a native of Laval whom he met in high school, at the Basilique Notre Dame in Laval. [3] [6] They have three children. [2] They reside in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. [6] They also live in a château in Entrammes near Laval that he inherited from his father. [3] [6]