Thierry de La Tour d'Artaise

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Thierry de La Tour d'Artaise
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d'Artaise in 2017
Born (1954-10-27) 27 October 1954 (age 69)
Lyon, France
NationalityFrench
Alma mater ESCP Europe
OccupationBusinessman
TitleCEO of Groupe SEB
SpouseBénédicte Lescure
Children5
Relatives Emmanuel Lescure (father-in-law)

Thierry de La Tour d'Artaise is a French businessman. [1] [2] He is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Groupe SEB. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Biography

Early life

Thierry de La Tour d'Artaise was born in Lyon. [3] He is a Count and descendant of Henri de la Tour (1627-1687), Lord of Artaise-le-Vivier in the Ardennes. [3] He graduated from ESCP Europe in Paris. [1] He is a chartered accountant. [1] He speaks Thai, Portuguese and English fluently, and some Italian and Chinese. [3]

Career

From 1979 to 1983, he was an audit manager with Coopers & Lybrand. [1] He served as the chief financial officer of Croisières Paquet, a subsidiary of Groupe Chargeurs, from 1984 to 1986, and as CEO from 1986 to 1993. [1]

He joined Groupe SEB in 1994. [1] He served as chairman of Calor (now a subsidiary of Groupe SEB) from 1996 to 1998 and as its CEO from 1994 to 1998. [1] In 1999, he became vice president of Groupe SEB. [2] Since 2000, he has served as its chairman and CEO. [1] [2] [4] He owns 125,417 shares of Groupe SEB. [2]

He sits on the supervisory board of Siparex and Rowenta, on the advisory council of the Banque de France, and on the management board of Actiref. [1] He sits on the board of directors of Plastic Omnium, Legrand and Club Med. [1]

Personal life

He married Bénédicte Lescure in 1980. [4] She is the daughter of Emmanuel Lescure, and granddaughter of Louis-Frédéric Lescure (1904-1993), who founded Groupe SEB in 1925. [4] Her family own 43.9% its shares and are worth 1.4 billion euros[ clarify ]. [3] [5]

They have five children. [6]

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