Philippe Ginestet (born 15 April 1954) is a French billionaire businessman, and the founder, chairman and owner of GiFi, a French discount chain.[1]
Philippe Ginestet | |
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Ginestet in 2017 | |
| Born | 15 April 1954 Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, France |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Founder and owner of GiFi |
Early life and career
editPhilippe Ginestet was born on 15 April 1954 in Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, France.[2] Ginestet is one of the wealthiest persons in France and one of the largest clothing retailers.[3]
Ginestet founded GiFi, a French discount chain in 1981.[4] Groupe Philippe Ginestet (GPG) has over 700 stores in France and Belgium.[5] His son Alexandre Ginestet is the CEO.[4]
Personal life
editReferences
edit- ^ "Philippe Ginestet". Forbes. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ "L'Étonnant management de Philippe Ginestet, le repreneur de Tati". 28 September 2017. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "La fortune de Philippe Ginestet et sa famille - Les 500 plus grandes fortunes de France". Challenges (in French). Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Forbes profile: Philippe Ginestet". Forbes. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ Elven, Marjorie van (30 May 2018). "Groupe Philippe Ginestet approaches Weinberg Capital Partners to buy Besson". fashionunited.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
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