Claude Bébéar

Claude Bébéar
Born (1935-07-29) 29 July 1935
Issac, France
Alma mater École Polytechnique
Occupation Businessman

Claude Bébéar (born 1935) is a French businessman.[1][2][3] He is the founder and 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 outer of the chairmen of Rhodia.[4]

He sits on the Board of Directors of Vivendi, BNP Paribas and Schneider Electric.[3] He 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 Roman Catholic, widowed with three children, two of whom were adopted from South Korea. In 2007, he was worth 106 million euros.[6]

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 AXA Profile
  2. 1 2 BusinessWeek
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Vivendi biography
  4. JOHN TAGLIABUE (November 18, 2003). "If Claude Bébéar Speaks, French Companies Listen". The New York Times.
  5. Frédéric Saliba, 'Le pouvoir à la table du Siècle', in Stratégies, issue 1365, April 14, 2005, p. 49
  6. "Claude Bébéar dévoile sa fortune". Le Figaro. 06/05/2009. Check date values in: |date= (help)
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