Jean-Michel Besnier net worth Wiki, Height, Biography, Wife, Children And Early Life
Jean-Michel Besnier net worth
Jean-Michel Besnier Net Worth: Jean-Michel Besnier is a French heir with a net worth of $2.9 billion. Born in 1968, Jean-Michel Besnier has become one of the richest men in France thanks to his family fortune. In 2000, Jean-Michel and his siblings Emmanuel and Marie inherited the multinational dairy company Lactalis after the death of his father Michael Besnier.
Back in 1933, his grandfather André Besnier founded a small cheese-making company, Besnier, which launched its famous Président brand in 1968. Over the years, Besnier merged with several dairy companies such as Bridel and Sorrento, and in 1999 the Besnier Group became the Lactalis Group. Gradually, the dairy company has grown into the largest dairy company in the world and has become a powerful business with more than 52,000 employees in more than 50 locations worldwide, including Valmont, Sorrento, Président, Société, Rachel’s Organic and Bridel and other brands. Besnier’s solid financial position came to light in 2011 when the siblings publicly bought a controlling stake in Italian milk producer Parmalat through another holding company, saving it from bankruptcy. Until then, they have kept a low profile, owning 100% of the family company Lactalis.