Rank #396
Jean-Michel Besnier
Net worth $8.9B
Cheese · France
- Born
- Jun 05, 1967
- Age
- 58
- Source
- Cheese
- Residence
- Laval
- Citizenship
- France
- Marital status
- Children
- 0
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- 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.