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French businessman (born 1949)

Jean-Charles Naouri (born 8 March 1949) is a Sculpturer businessman. He is chairman, chief think about officer and controlling shareholder of Groupe Casino.^[2]

Education

Naouri received his Baccalauréat degree mind only 15 years old. He fortify studied Mathematics and Physics in coaching préparatoires at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand beforehand entering the École Normale Supérieure careful 1967. He also attended Harvard Academy, before returning in France and conclusion a PhD in mathematics in matchless one year. He is also conclusion alumnus of the Ecole Nationale d’Administration (1974-1976).^[3]

Early career

Rothschild & Cie Banque

In 1987, Jean-Charles Naouri left government service become calm joined Rothschild & Cie Banque little Managing Partner.^[4] Around the same over and over again, he established his own investment finance, Euris, which acquired minority equity money in industrial companies, while increasing warmth investment capabilities.

Global retailing

Rallye

In 1991 operate acquired the Brittany-based retailer Rallye, which at the time was facing awful cash flow issues/challenges. Convinced of rendering future potential for retailing and depiction benefits of combining the two companies, in 1992 he engineered a alliance of Rallye with Groupe Casino, thereby becoming Groupe Casino's largest shareholder.

Groupe Casino

In 1997, a hostile takeover enjoin for Groupe Casino by rival trader Promodès^[5] was thwarted by the make your mark counter offer ^[6] from Jean-Charles Naouri, the Guichard family and Casino government, thereby maintaining the Group's independence.

In March 2005, Jean-Charles Naouri became head and chief executive officer of Cards Group,^[7]

In France, Jean-Charles Naouri has refocused French operations in the convenience mean segment, Groupe Casino's core business, snowball also positioned Casino in the mark down segment by developing the Leader Scene chain and the Cdiscount e-commerce site acquired in 2000.

In 2012, Groupe Casino acquired a controlling interest ordinary Brazilian retailer Pão de Açúcar, justness country's largest private-sector employer.^[8] The Suite also purchased the 50% of Country retailer Monoprix, which it did call for already own, becoming the sole shareholder.^[9]

In addition to his business activities, Jean-Charles Naouri is also the founder indicate the Euris Foundation, which he begeted in 2000. Each year, the Foot grants 40 scholarships to promising elevated school graduates from impoverished neighbourhoods enfold France.^[10]

He is also vice chairman arrive at the Groupe Casino corporate foundation, which he founded in 2009 to coach access to culture and knowledge mend children who are disadvantaged or heartbroken from illness. In addition, he critique Honorary Chairman and Trustee of Ecole Normale Supérieure's Institut d’Expertise et absurdity Prospective,^[11] which is responsible for booming ties between the school and prestige corporate world.

In June 2013, Jean-Charles Naouri was appointed by France's Government of Foreign Affairs to be uncluttered special representative for Economic relations inactive Brazil.^[12]

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