Michel Fribourg | |
|---|---|
| Born | Michel P. Fribourg 1913 Antwerp, Belgium |
| Died | 10 April 2001 New York, New York, US |
| Nationality | Belgian and American |
| Occupation | businessman |
| Title | Chairman and CEO of Continental Grain |
| Spouse | Mary Ann |
| Children | Robert, Paul, Charles, Nadine and Caroline |
Michel P. Fribourg (1913 – 10 April 2001) was a Belgian-born Jewish-American billionaire businessman, the chairman and CEO of Continental Grain, a global agribusiness and food company founded by Simon Fribourg in Arlon, Belgium in 1813. In his New York Times obituary, he was called "certainly the premier figure in world trade in food of the 20th century".[1]
Early life[edit]
Fribourg was born in Antwerp and educated in France.[1][2]
Career[edit]
He worked all of his life for Continental Grain a company owned by his family, rising to chairman and CEO.[1]
In 1944, following the death of his father, he became the fifth generation of Fribourgs to lead Continental Grain.[1]
In 1998, Forbes estimated his net worth at $2.4 billion, based on his ownership of Continental Grain and 75% of ContiFinancial.[3]
Personal life[edit]
He was married to Mary Ann.[4]
They had five children, sons Robert Fribourg, Paul J. Fribourg, Charles Fribourg, Nadine Newman and Caroline Rosen.[4]
He died in New York on 10 April 2001.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e JOHN SCHWARTZ (12 April 2001). "Michel Fribourg, 87, Trader Who Opened Soviet Market - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ Beate Klarsfeld / Serge Klarsfeld (2015). Mémoires. Flammarion. ISBN 978-2-08132-399-5.
- ^ "The World's Working Rich". Forbes.com. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Paid Notice: Deaths FRIBOURG, MICHEL. P. - The New York Times". The New York Times. 12 April 2001. Retrieved 12 June 2017.