Rank #1088
Norbert Dentressangle & family
Net worth $4.0B
Transport, logistics · France
- Born
- Jul 09, 1954
- Age
- 71
- Source
- Transport, logistics
- Residence
- Lyon
- Citizenship
- France
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 2
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- Norbert Dentressangle sold his eponymous transportation and logistics company to XPO Logistics for $3.53 billion in June 2015.
- He founded Norbert Dentressangle SA in 1979 and grew it into a European industry leader with $5.5 billion in revenues and more than 43,000 employees.
- Now he focuses on real estate, industrial ventures and other investments through his family-owned holding company, Dentressangle Initiatives.
- In 2017, he was part of a group of investors who acquired 70% of Kiloutou, the fourth largest construction rental company in Europe.
- The low-profile billionaire lives with his family in Lyon, France.
- Dentressangle is the author of Passion Rouge, a book about his entrepreneurial journey.