Name
Martin Bouygues
Primary Residence
Paris, France
Citizenship
France
Source Of Wealth
construction, media
Net Worth
$4,000,000,000
Forbes Profile
Forbes 2019 Billionaires List Rank:
568
Forbes List Rank One: Title
#568 Billionaires 2019
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Summary
Brothers Martin and Olivier Bouygues own about 20% of their eponymous industrial conglomerate Bouygues Group. The Paris-headquartered giant, which boasted $35 billion in sales in 2016, operates in more than 100 countries in construction, telecoms and media.Martin has been chairman and CEO of the company for more than two decades, while older brother Olivier is the deputy CEO.Their father Frances (d.1993) started the industrial works and construction firm in 1952. Their mother died in 2017 at age 93.The brothers own winery Chateau Montrose, which they purchased in 2006.
Did you know?
Martin is a close friend of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and is the godfather of Sarkozy's son. Martin was awarded the highest French order of merit for military and civil merits, Legion d'Honneur, in July 2010.
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