Alain Mérieux

Alain Mérieux (born 10 July 1938) is a French billionaire businessman, chairman of Institut Mérieux.

Alain Mérieux
Mérieux in 2010
Born (1938-07-10) 10 July 1938
Lyon, France
NationalityFrench
EducationUniversity of Lyon
Harvard Business School
OccupationBusinessman
Net worthUS$8.80 Billion (February 2021)[1]
TitleChairman, Institut Mérieux
Spouse(s)Chantal Berliet
Children3
Parent(s)Charles Mérieux
Simone Perréart

Early life

Alain Mérieux is the son of Charles Mérieux (1907–2001), and the grandson of Marcel Mérieux (1870–1937), who founded Institut Mérieux in 1897.[2]

Career

Alain Merieux has also been involved in political activities in France, where he was first vice-president of the board of the Rhone-Alpes region from 1986 until 1998, where he was in charge of foreign relations, economic development, research and secondary education.[3]

Personal life

Mérieux lives in Lyon, and is married with three children.[2] In 2006, his eldest son, Christopher died of a heart attack. His middle son, Rudolph died in 1996 in a plane crash. As of 2 December 2021, Bloomberg estimated Mérieux's net worth to be US$ 8.80 Billion which make him the 277th richest person in the world.

See also

References
  1. Bloomberg (2 February 2021). "Bloomberg Billionaire Index: Alain Merieux". Bloomberg LP.
  2. "Forbes profile: Alain Mérieux". Forbes. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  3. Bloomberg (2 February 2021). "Bloomberg Billionaire Index: Alain Merieux". Bloomberg LP.


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