Daniel Roullier (born 14 November 1935) is a French billionaire businessman, and the founder of Groupe Roullier, and agribusiness conglomerate.

Daniel Roullier
Born (1935-11-14) 14 November 1935 (age 89)
Landébia, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder, Groupe Roullier
Children3+ daughters

Early life

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Daniel Roullier was born on 14 November 1935 in Landébia, France.[1][2] He grew up in Saint-Malo, France.[3]

Career

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In 1959, Roullier bought a seaweed deposit close to Saint-Malo, and founded Timac to convert this marine limestone into a soil conditioner.[4] This company has expanded ever since and is now known as Groupe Roullier.[4]

Personal life

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Roullier lives in St. Malo.[4] One of his daughters have senior roles in the company.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "La fortune de Daniel Roullier et sa famille - Les 500 plus grandes fortunes de France - Challenges". challenges.fr. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Journal Officiel du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg. 20 mars 2004" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-01-24.
  3. ^ "Ce monsieur de Saint-Malo". lexpress.fr. 28 June 2004. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Forbes profile: Daniel Roullier". Forbes. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Le fondateur de Roullier transmet le groupe à ses enfants et petits-enfants - Les Echos". www.lesechos.fr. Retrieved 13 August 2018.