Bernard Fraisse

Bernard Fraisse is the CEO of Fareva, one of the world's largest contract pharmaceutical, household and cosmetics companies.After getting his degree in mechanical engineering, Fraisse worked as a chemical salesman before starting his own business in 1990.The first year his company generated $4.5 million in revenue. In 2017, Fareva pulled in $1.6 billion in revenue.He refuses to take any private equity money and intends to keep the company in family hands.Fareva, headquartered in France, has nearly 10,000 employees.