Emmanuel Besnier

Emmanuel Besnier (born 18 September 1970) is a French heir and businessman. He is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Lactalis. He is known as "the invisible billionaire".[1]

Emmanuel Besnier
Born (1970-09-18) 18 September 1970
Laval, Mayenne, France
NationalityFrench
EducationLycée de l'Immaculée-Conception
Alma materISG Business School
OccupationCEO, Lactalis
Net worth$7.18 billion (October 2020)[1]
Spouse(s)Sandrine
Children3
Parent(s)Michel Besnier
Christiane
RelativesAndré Besnier (grandfather)
Jean-Michel Besnier (brother)
Marie Besnier Beauvalot (sister)

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. "Bloomberg Billionaires Index — Emmanuel Besnier". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. "Emmanuel Besnier". LSA. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. 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 (14 January 2018). "Lactalis to withdraw 12m boxes of baby milk in salmonella scandal". the Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  6. Nicolas Barriquand, Emmanuel Besnier, un si mystérieux patron, L'Express, January 26, 2015
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