Vincent Bollore

Birthname

Vincent Bolloré

Birthdate

April 1, 1952

Birthplace

Boulogne-Billancourt, France

Education

Universite Paris X Nanterre

Profession

Businessman

Net worth

$5,400,000,000

Source of Wealth

Bollore Group

Nationality

France

Country

France

Marital Status

Married

Children

4

French corporate raider, businessman and industrialist Vincent Bollore has an estimated net worth of $5.4 billion as of January 2016, according to Forbes. He currently serves as the chief executive officer and chairman of the investment group, Bollore. The company was founded in 1822.

Vincent Bollore was born on April 1, 1952 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. He is currently married and has four children. After attending Lycée Janson de Sailly, he attended the Université Paris X Nanterre where he completed his Master of Laws degree. Eventually, he started his career at Edmond de Rothschild as an investment bank trainee.

Towards the end of 2004, Bollore investment group started creating stakes in advertising group Havas, wherein it became the largest single shareholder later on. In July 2005, he took over Alain de Pouzilhac as the company's chief executive officer.