Pierre Fabre (businessman)

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Pierre Fabre
Born (1926-04-16)16 April 1926
Castres, France
Died 20 July 2013(2013-07-20) (aged 87)
Lavaur, France
Occupation Entrepreneur
Founder Laboratoires Pierre Fabre

Pierre Jacques Louis Fabre (April 16, 1926 – July 20, 2013) was a French pharmaceutical and cosmetics executive and pharmacist, who founded Laboratoires Pierre Fabre in 1962.[1] Fabre, a rugby enthusiast, was also the owner of Castres Olympique, a French rugby union club based in the city of Castres.[1]

Fabre founded Laboratoires Pierre Fabre, a major multinational pharmaceutical and cosmetics company headquartered in Castres, in 1962.[1] The company grossed 1.972 billion euros in revenue in 2012.[1] It employs approximately 10,000 people, with 6,700 of those jobs based in France.[1] The success of the company placed Fabre as France's 43rd richest man at the time of his death in 2013.[1]

Fabre died in his home in Lavaur, Tarn department, on July 20, 2013, at the age of 87.[1] The French union, Mouvement des Entreprises de France, called his death "a huge loss."[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Pierre Fabre, founder of pharmaceutical giant, dies". Agence France Presse (France 24). 2013-07-20. Retrieved 2013-08-17. 

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