Louis-Frédéric Lescure

Louis-Frédéric Lescure (27 May 1904 – 5 December 1993) was a French industrialist, and the CEO of Groupe SEB from 1953 to 1972.[1]

Louis-Frédéric Lescure
Born27 May 1904
Died5 December 1993
NationalityFrench
OccupationIndustrialist
TitleCEO, Groupe SEB
Term1953–72
Spouse(s)Françoise Helie
Children11, including Emmanuel Lescure

Early life

Lescure was born on 27 May 1904.

Career

Lescure was the CEO of Groupe SEB from 1953 to 1972.[1]

In the 1950s, Lescure launched the Cocotte-Minute, the first one-piece stamped aluminium pressure cooker.[1][2]

Lescure was president of the regional council of Bourgogne from 1983 to 1985.[1][3]

Personal life, death and legacy

Lescure married Françoise Helie, and they had eleven children.[2]

Lescure died on 5 December 1993, aged 89.[1] His son Emmanuel Lescure later became chairman of Groupe SEB.[4][5]

References

  1. "Louis-Frédéric Lescure – Les Echos". www.lesechos.fr. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  2. "SEB et le piège du sablier – Les Echos". www.lesechos.fr. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  3. "BOURGOGNE : M. Lucotte (UDF-PR) succède à M. Lescure (CDS)". Le Monde.fr. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  4. "Avis de décès de Monsieur Emmanuel LESCURE paru le 03/04/2017 dans Le Bien Public – Département Côte-d'Or – Libra Memoria – Libramemoria". www.libramemoria.com. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  5. "Emmanuel Lescure – Les Echos". www.lesechos.fr. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
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