Pierre Bellon
Pierre Bellon | |
|---|---|
 Pierre Bellon | |
| Born | 24 January 1930 Marseille, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | HEC Paris |
| Occupation | Chairman and founder, Sodexo |
| Children | 4, including Sophie Bellon |
Pierre Bellon (born 24 January 1930) is a French billionaire businessman, the founder of Sodexo, a multinational food service and facilities management company.[2]
Early life[]
Pierre Bellon earned a degree from HEC Paris.
Career[]
Bellon joined the Société d'exploitations hôtelières, aériennes, maritimes et terrestres in 1958. He started as a managing assistant, and rose to become CEO of the company.
In 1966, he founded Sodexho SA (renamed Sodexo in 2008). Sodexo supplies a variety of auxiliary services for thousands of institutions, including schools, hospitals, retirement centers, corporate and government offices, armed forces, recreational facilities, and correctional institutions.[3] Sodexo is a public traded company on New York and Paris exchanges.
Bellon relinquished the group CEO position of Sodexo in 2005, but continued as the chairman of the company until January 2016, when his daughter Sophie Bellon succeeded him as chairman.[1]
In 1987, he contributed to the creation of the non-profit Association Progrès du Management, which purpose is to focus on the progress of the company through the progress of its leaders.
His autobiography is entitled I Have Had a Great Time.
Personal life[]
Bellon is married, with four children, and lives in Paris.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Pierre Bellon". Forbes. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Pierre Bellon & family". Forbes online. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- ^ "Sodexo Homepage". Sodexo. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
- 1930 births
- Living people
- HEC Paris alumni
- French billionaires
- French company founders