Name
Gilles Martin
Gilles Martin
Nantes, France
Ph.D, Syracuse University | Bachelor of Arts/Science, Ecole centrale de Paris | Master, Syracuse University
France
laboratory services, Self Made
$2,000,000,000
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#1425 Billionaires 2019
Gilles Martin is the executive chairman of Eurofins Scientific, a Luxembourg-based laboratory services company listed on the French stock exchange. Martin, who founded the original lab in 1987, owns an estimated 25% of the company through the family's holding company Analytical Bioventures.His brother Yves-Loic owns an estimated 11% stake. He served as CTO from 1998 until 2015 and now is a board member. Eurofins has 400 labs in 41 countries and is prominent in food and pharmaceutical products testing.
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