Vincent Bolloré (April 1st 1952, Boulogne-Billancourt), is an industrialist and business man French chairman and managing director of Havas, 6th world group of communication. He is the son of Michel Bolloré, married to Sophie Bolloré with whom he had four children then Anaïs Jeanneret. Billionaire classified 451e the richest man of the world according to the magazine '' Forbes '' (in 2006), his fortune is estimated at 6 billion US dollars. He directs the family group of investments Bolloré.

Formation

Originating in a rich person Breton family, Vincent Bolloré goes to the Lycée Janson de Sailly, then carries out a license of right to the Université of Nanterre. He returns then to Rothschild.

Businesses

He initially invested himself in the ocean freight and the counters of trade with Afrique*, then in the industry of paper and the tobaccos. He is with the head of a group of 33  000 paid present in paper, plastic films for condensers, energy, the plantations, transport, logistics and the ocean freight. In 1994, a tender offer made compulsory by an action in.liaison.with AXA threat financial health of the group. In July 2005, Bolloré resells its company Delmas with the ship-owner CMA-CGM.

Its various acquisitions of a holding, in particular that in the capital of Bouygues and the appreciation released after a power struggle within the group of BTP, gave him a statute of man to be followed for stock exchange blows.

He currently develops the project of a Electric car, the Blue Because. Its factory of batteries high efficiency BatScap is established with Quimper in Brittany, historical seat of the family company and more recently with Boucherville close to Montreal to the Canada.

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Media

In 2005, Vincent Bolloré obtained 20% of the actions of Havas. At the end of a General meeting tended, he manages to obtain 4 seats with the Board of directors, forcing the resignation of his chairman, Alain de Pouzilhac, which he will replace the July 12th.

This same year, it launches the television channel Direct 8, then the free daily newspapers Direct Evening and Matin More . End 2005, it buys a participation of 25% in the capital of Aegis, British company specialized in the purchase of ad spaces. During its four attempts, it does not succeed in however obtaining representation with the council, because of possible “conflicts of interests” which it could have with Havas.

According to the trade union CGT, Vincent Bolloré repurchased, " with fifteenth of its valeur" , SFP, " public ex-company and current floret of its empire médiatique". The Debate televised of the second turn of the French presidential election 2007, between Nicolas Sarkozy and Ségolène Royal, was recorded in a studio of the SFP. It is a choice of neutrality between TF1 and France 2, which is the principal realizers.

It sits today (2007) at the board of directors of Médiamétrie, organism in charge of the collection of the audio-visual audience near French, which makes of it the first representing at the same time industrialists of television and communication within this structure, since his creation.

He is shareholder to a total value of 44% in Survey institute Csa

Political bonds

Like many French business men, Bolloré maintains many relationships with the political circle, and more particularly to the party UMP.

• It named Michel Roussin, old Ministre for the Co-operation RPR and several times put in examination in the businesses of Secret funding of RPR, like person in charge “Africa” of the Groupe Bolloré.

• During the week of the May 7th 2007, the private jet of the Group Bolloré, a Falcon 900EX (registered F-HBOL), led new the President of the Republic (elected Sunday May 6th 2007), Nicolas Sarkozy with his wife of the time Cécilia, his/her Louis son 10 year old like some guests, in direction of Malta, to spend two days and half on its Yacht, the Paloma .

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