Robert Louis-Dreyfus
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Robert is a French billionaire.
Mr. Louis-Dreyfus joined the family company, Louis Dreyfus Group in May 2000. He was chairman of Neuf Telecom until 2004 and serves on the board of directors of Neuf Cegetel. Up to February 2001, he was also the chief executive officer of Adidas-Salomon, the German-based sporting goods maker.
From 1989 to 1993, Mr. Louis-Dreyfus served as chief executive officer at Saatchi & Saatchi, the UK-based advertising agency. From 1982 to 1988, he was chief operating officer and then chief executive officer at IMS, an international market research firm for the pharmaceutical industry. Mr. Louis-Dreyfus has a master's degree in business administration from Harvard University.
Louis-Dreyfus used to be the owner of French football club, Olympique de Marseille before he sold it to Jack Kachkar.
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He is a cousin of Julia Louis-Dreyfus, best known for her portrayal of Elaine Benes on the American sitcom, Seinfeld.