Paul J. Fribourg

Paul J. Fribourg
Born 1954/1955 (age 63–64)[1]
Residence New York, New York, US
Nationality American
Alma mater Amherst College
Occupation businessman
Known for sixth generation of the Fribourg family to lead Continental Grain
Title CEO, ContiGroup Companies
Term 1976-
Board member of ContiGroup Companies
Estée Lauder
Burger King
Loews Corporation
Spouse(s) Josabeth Amar
Children 4
Parent(s) Michel Fribourg
Relatives David Amar (father-in-law)

Paul J. Fribourg (born 1954/55) is an American businessman, the chairman and CEO of ContiGroup Companies, a global agribusiness and food company, since 1976. Continental Grain was founded by Simon Fribourg in Arlon, Belgium in 1813. He is the sixth generation of the Fribourg family to lead the company.[2][3]

Early life

Paul J. Fribourg is the son of Jewish-American businessman Michel Fribourg, chairman emeritus of Continental Grain, who died April 10, 2001, and his wife Mary Ann.[4][5] He has four siblings, brothers Robert and Charles, and sisters Nadine and Caroline.[5]

He has a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Economics from Amherst College.[1]

Career

Fribourg has been the chairman and CEO of ContiGroup Companies since 1976.[1]

He is a director of Estée Lauder, Burger King and the Loews Corporation.[6]

Personal life

He married Josabeth Amar, the daughter of Moroccan Jewish businessman David Amar, and they have four children together, and three children from her first marriage.[7]

In 2012, Fribourg spent $27.2 million on a 5-bedroom, 5-bathroom apartment on New York's Fifth Avenue, previously owned by Bruce Fiedorek, the former vice chair of Morgan Stanley.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Paul J. Fribourg. "Paul J. Fribourg: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  2. ↑ JOHN SCHWARTZ (12 April 2001). "Michel Fribourg, 87, Trader Who Opened Soviet Market - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "#187 ContiGroup Cos". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  4. ↑ Beate Klarsfeld / Serge Klarsfeld (2015). Mémoires. Flammarion. ISBN 978-2-08132-399-5.
  5. 1 2 "Paid Notice: Deaths FRIBOURG, MICHEL. P. - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. April 12, 2001. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  6. 1 2 Kim Velsey (2012-04-05). "Massive Fifth Avenue Apartment Passes From One Rich Businessman To Another". Observer. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  7. ↑ By PageSix.com Staff (2007-09-05). "Behind Leona'S Testament". Page Six. Retrieved 2017-06-13.


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