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• A GROCER WITH A GLOBAL REACH
• CARREFOUR HAD THE IDEA FIRST
• STRATEGY: TAKING ON THE WORLD
• TURNING POINT: THE PROMODÈS ACQUISITION
• REINVENTION THROUGH EXPANSION
• COMMITMENT TO A TIME-TESTED FORMAT
• SOURCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Chief executive officer and chairman, Carrefour

Nationality: French.

Born: 1946, in France.

Education: École des Hautes Études Commerciales.

Career: Director of hypermarket chains Mammouth and Delta; Metro, 1975–1981, various positions; 1981–1992, managing director of Metro France; Carrefour, 1992–1998, CEO;...