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Anne Beaufour | |
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| Born | Anne Gilberte Marie Beaufour August 1963 (age 59–60) Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Education | University of Paris-Sud |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Board member of | Ipsen |
| Spouse | Michel Audibert |
| Parent | Albert Beaufour |
| Relatives | Henri Beaufour (brother) Veronique Beaufour (sister) |
Anne Beaufour is a French billionaire businesswoman. She is a descendant of Henri Beaufour, founder of the Beaufour laboratories, ancestor of the French biopharmaceutical company Ipsen. [1]
Born on August 8, 1963, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Anne Beaufour is the daughter of Albert Beaufour, who died in 2000, and the granddaughter of Dr. Henri Beaufour, founder of the Ipsen group. [1]
She holds a degree in geology from the University of Paris-Sud. She married Michel Audibert in 1999.
When Albert Beaufour died in 2000, the 76% of the capital held by the family was divided between the three brothers and sisters. One of the daughters, Véronique Beaufour, sold her share, representing 6% of the capital. Anne and her brother Henri Beaufour thus control 57% of the Ipsen group, and both sit on the Board of Directors of Ipsen and Mayroy, the Ipsen controlling holding company. Their share in Ipsen is still 52% in 2020. [2]
In 2020, her fortune is estimated between 2 and 3.2 billion euros by Forbes, Challenges and Capital, which makes her the 1990th fortune in the world according to Forbes and one of the most important French fortunes [3] ,. [4]
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