Emmanuel Besnier

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Emmanuel Besnier
Born
Emmanuel Georges Philippe Besnier

(1970-09-18) 18 September 1970 (age 54)
EducationLycée de l'Immaculée-Conception
Alma mater ISG Business School
Occupation(s)CEO, Lactalis
SpouseSandrine Hunaut
Children3
Parent(s) Michel Besnier
Christiane Hallais
Relatives André Besnier (grandfather)
Jean-Michel Besnier (brother)
Marie Besnier Beauvalot (sister)

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

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Early life

Emmanuel Besnier was born on 18 September 1970 in Laval, Mayenne, France. [2] [3] His father was 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]

As per Forbes list of The Richest People In The World, dated 8 MARCH 2024, Emmanuel Besnier ranked #76 with a net worth of $25.5 Billion. [5]

Lactalis salmonella scandal

At the end of 2017, Lactalis had to recall 12 million salmonella-contaminated boxes of baby milk from 83 countries. Besnier was summoned by Bruno Lemaire to the French finance ministry. [6]

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] [7]

In 2006, he was the recipient of the "Mayennais of the Year" award from the local Rotary Club. [7]

Personal life

He married Sandrine, a native of Laval whom he met in high school, at the Basilique Notre Dame in Laval. [3] [7] They have three children. [2] They reside in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. [7] They also live in a château in Entrammes near Laval that he inherited from his father. [3] [7]

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