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Denis Defforey | |
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| Born | July 7, 1925 [1] |
| Died | February 6, 2006 (aged 80) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | co-founder of Carrefour |
Denis Defforey (July 7, 1925 - February 6, 2006) was a French businessman. He was the co-founder of Carrefour, and its chief executive officer from 1985 to 1990. [2]
At the dawn of the 1960s, the Defforey family managed a food wholesale business in the French Ain region. They met the dry goods store owner Marcel Fournier and they pooled their expertise to launch a discount store in Annecy. [3] Defforey was first in charge of the food sections. [2] With his brother Jacques Defforey and Marcel Fournier, Denis Defforey traveled to the United States in the early 1960s to study and export the new models of superstores. [3] They were trained by Bernardo Trujillo. [4] With the explicit goal to go after the new E.Leclerc stores, [2] they opened the first Carrefour superstore in 1963 in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois. [2] [3]
Denis Defforey was president of the group Carrefour from 1985 to 1990. [2] He remained on the supervisory board of Carrefour until 1995. [4] After the merger of Carrefour and Promodès in 1999, the Defforey family's 18% shares in Carrefour were diluted. Defforey distanced himself from the new direction. [2] His son Hervé Defforey was the group's number 2 until 2001. [4] The Defforey family remained minor shareholders of the group Carrefour until 2004. [3]
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