Alain Mérieux (born 10 July 1938) is a French billionaire businessman, chairman of Institut Mérieux and politician.
Alain Mérieux | |
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 Mérieux in 2010 | |
| Born | 10 July 1938 Lyon, France |
| Education | University of Lyon Harvard Business School |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Title | Chairman, Institut Mérieux |
| Spouse | Chantal Berliet |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Charles Mérieux Simone Perréart |
Early life edit
Alain Mérieux is the son of Charles Mérieux (1907–2001), and the grandson of Marcel Mérieux (1870–1937), who founded Institut Mérieux in 1897.[1]
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Alain Merieux has also been involved in political activities in France, where he was first vice-president of the board of the Rhone-Alpes region from 1986 until 1998, where he was in charge of foreign relations, economic development, research and secondary education.[2]
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Mérieux lives in Lyon, and is married with three children.[1] In 2006, his eldest son, Christopher died of a heart attack. His middle son, Rudolph died in 1996 in a plane crash. As of 2 December 2021, Bloomberg estimated Mérieux's net worth to be US$8.80 Billion which make him the 277th richest person in the world.
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References edit
- ^ a b "Forbes profile: Alain Mérieux". Forbes. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ Bloomberg (2 February 2021). "Bloomberg Billionaire Index: Alain Merieux". Bloomberg LP.
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