Emmanuel Besnier Net Worth 2024

Emmanuel Besnier (born 18 September 1970) is a French heir and billionaire businessman. He is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Lactalis.^[1]

Emmanuel Besnier was born on 18 September 1970 in Laval, Mayenne, France.^[2][3] His father was Michel Besnier and his mother, Christiane.^[3] His paternal grandfather, André Besnier, was the founder of Lactalis in 1933.^[3] He has a brother, Jean-Michel, and a sister, Marie.^[3][4]

He was educated at the Lycée de l'Immaculée-Conception, a Roman Catholic private lycée in Laval.^[3] He graduated from the ISG Business School in Paris.^[2]

Besnier joined Lactalis as director of development in 1995.^[3] He took over as the CEO in 2000, when his father died.^[3]

With his brother and sister, he owned 83% of Lactalis.^[1] In June 2018, according to Forbes, he had a net worth of $15.1 billion.^[1] He shuns publicity and has been nicknamed "the invisible billionaire".^[1]

At the end of 2017, Lactalis had to recall 12 million salmonella-contaminated boxes of baby milk from 83 countries. Besnier was summoned by Bruno Lemaire to the French finance ministry.^[5]

He donates Euro 200,000 annually to the Francis-Le-Basser football stadium in Laval.^[3] He also attends their board meetings.^[3] He built a private box with tinted glass, from which he watches football matches.^[3][6]

In 2006, he was the recipient of the "Mayennais of the Year" award from the local Rotary Club.^[6]

He married Sandrine, a native of Laval whom he met in high school, at the Basilique Notre Dame in Laval.^[3][6] They have three children.^[2] They reside in the 7th arrondissement of Paris.^[6] They also live in a château in Entrammes near Laval that he inherited from his father.^[3][6]