Emmanuel Besnier

Emmanuel Besnier
Born (1970-09-18) 18 September 1970
Laval, Mayenne, France
Residence 7th arrondissement, Paris
Entrammes, France
Nationality French
Education Lycée de l'Immaculée-Conception
Alma mater ISG Business School
Occupation CEO, Lactalis
Net worth $15.1 billion (June 2018)[1]
Spouse(s) 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 and businessman. He serves as the chief executive officer (CEO) 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 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]

Lactalis salmonella scandal

At the end of 2017, Lactasis has 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]

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][6]

In 2006, he was the recipient of the "Mayennais of the Year" award from the local Rotary Club.[6]

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][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] They summer at their house on the île de Ré and winter in Courchevel.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Forbes profile: Emmanuel Besnier". Forbes. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Emmanuel Besnier". LSA. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Marie Bordet, Besnier, le milliardaire invisible, Le Point, May 19, 2011
  4. ↑ Valerie Landreu, Emmanuel Besnier, un patron très discret, Les Echos, April 16, 2011
  5. ↑ Willsher, Kim (2018-01-14). "Lactalis to withdraw 12m boxes of baby milk in salmonella scandal". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Nicolas Barriquand, Emmanuel Besnier, un si mystérieux patron, L'Express, January 26, 2015
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