Claude Bébéar
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Born | (1935-07-29) 29 July 1935 (age 89) Issac, France |
Alma mater | École Polytechnique |
Occupation | Businessman |
Claude Bébéar (born 29 July 1935) is a French businessman.[1][2][3] He is the former CEO of AXA.[1][2][3]
Biography
Early life
Claude Bébéar was born on 29 July 1935 in Issac, France.[1][3] He graduated from the Lycée Saint-Louis and the École Polytechnique.[1][3] He was trained at the Armoured Cavalry Branch Training School in Saumur and did his military service in Algeria.[1] He then received a diploma from the Institute of Actuaries of France.[1]
Career
He started his career at Anciennes Mutuelles, up until he became CEO after André Sahut d'Izarn's death in 1975.[1] In 1985, it became known as AXA.[1]
He helped out Jean-Marie Messier from Vivendi. He was involved in the ousting of the chairmen of Rhodia.[4]
He is a member of the board of directors of Vivendi, BNP Paribas and Schneider Electric,[3] and has been a member of Le Siècle.[5] He is also Chairman of the Institut du mécénat de solidarité and the Institut Montaigne.[3]
Private life
He is a Roman Catholic, widowed with three children, two of whom were adopted from South Korea. In 2007, he was worth 106 million euros.[6]
Bibliography
- Le courage de réformer (André Babeau, Odile Jacob, 2002)
- Ils vont tuer le capitalisme (May 2003)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h AXA Profile
- ^ a b BusinessWeek
- ^ a b c d e f Vivendi biography
- ^ JOHN TAGLIABUE (18 November 2003). "If Claude Bébéar Speaks, French Companies Listen". The New York Times.
- ^ Frédéric Saliba, 'Le pouvoir à la table du Siècle', in Stratégies, issue 1365, 14 April 2005, p. 49 [1] Archived 10 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Claude Bébéar dévoile sa fortune". Le Figaro. 6 May 2009.
External links
- "An hour with former CEO of AXA Claude Bebear", Charlie Rose
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