As incredible as it may seem, this multimillionaire comes from humble beginnings. He left school at the age of 16, tired of the jokes he received from his classmates due to his peasant accent, and decided to work at the sawmill with his father.
After building his own wood company in 1962, he began to grow commercially, and in 1992 he acquired the Printemps chain of stores and the Chateau Latour wine cellar.