Denis Defforey
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Denis Defforey | |
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| Born | July 7, 1925[1] |
| Died | February 6, 2006 (aged 80) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | co-founder of Carrefour |
Denis Defforey (July 7, 1925 - February 6, 2006) was a French businessman. He was the co-founder of Carrefour, and its chief executive officer from 1985 to 1990.[2]
Biography
[edit]At the dawn of the 1960s, the Defforey family managed a food wholesale business in the French Ain region. They met the dry goods store owner Marcel Fournier and they pooled their expertise to launch a discount store in Annecy.[3] Defforey was first in charge of the food sections.[2] With his brother Jacques Defforey and Marcel Fournier, Denis Defforey traveled to the United States in the early 1960s to study and export the new models of superstores.[3] They were trained by Bernardo Trujillo.[4] With the explicit goal to go after the new E.Leclerc stores,[2] they opened the first Carrefour superstore in 1963 in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois.[2][3]
Denis Defforey was president of the group Carrefour from 1985 to 1990.[2] He remained on the supervisory board of Carrefour until 1995.[4] After the merger of Carrefour and Promodès in 1999, the Defforey family's 18% shares in Carrefour were diluted. Defforey distanced himself from the new direction.[2] His son Hervé Defforey was the group's number 2 until 2001.[4] The Defforey family remained minor shareholders of the group Carrefour until 2004.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Il y a 10 ans disparaissait Denis Defforey, cofondateur du groupe Carrefour, né à Lagnieu". Bugey-Côtière. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f Lauer, Stéphane (14 February 2006). "Denis Defforey, cofondateur et ancien PDG de Carrefour". Le Monde. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Denis Defforey". Les Echos (in French). 2006-02-09. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ a b c Vacheret, Florent. "Denis Defforey : "Je ne crois absolument pas à la nécessité de grossir"". www.lineaires.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-17.
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