Jean-Michel Besnier
$10.5B
Born
Jun 05, 1967
Age
58
Source of Wealth
Cheese
Residence
Laval,
Citizenship
France
Marital Status
Children
0
Education
- Dairy heir Jean-Michel Besnier owns an estimated 21% of French dairy giant Lactalis, based in his family's ancestral hometown of Laval in western France.
- His grandfather founded the company in 1933, and his older brother Emmanuel now runs the firm as CEO and majority shareholder.
- Lactalis sells $30 billion of products including President brie, Milkmaid yogurts and Valbreso Feta.
- The biggest dairy producer in Europe, Lactalis continues to expand internationally in places like China and Southeast Asia.
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