CEO Hall of Fame Most Respected CEOs & CEO Hall of Fame
Vincent Bollore Most
Successful Corporate Raider (1953
- Present)
- France
"From time to time the group has a little spare cash, we can put to
use in the stock market," (Vincent Bollore)
Key Work
Built $5 billion French transportation and engineering group
Used spare cash to take majority stake in a big companies in trouble
then shake them and turn them around
Added to his list corporations such as Lazard Freres an investment
banking group, Peugeot - France second largest car manufacturer, and
Milan investment bank Mediobanca
The key to success is making management more accountable
Pressure from the World Bank and environmentalists recently led him to
withdraw from his African wood business.
He is most feared ( by management ) & most loved (by shareholders)
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