Bolloré family
| The Bolloré family | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Current region | Île-de-France and Brittany |
| Place of origin | Brittany |
| Current head | Vincent Bolloré |
| Connected families | Goldschmidt |
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The Bolloré family is a prominent French family from Brittany, originally active in industry, logistics and later in media and telecommunications.
The family became most notable through Vincent Bolloré who was prominently associated with the family-controlled conglomerate Bolloré, also called Papeterie de l'Odet, and later the French conglomerate Vivendi.
The Bolloré family belongs to the Breton bourgeoisie, but was originally a family of fishermen. Since 1861, members of the family have included company directors, a general councillor of the Finistère department, a member of the Kieffer commandos and a member of the French Resistance during the World War II.
Today, the family controls a 28 percent stake in Universal Music Group (10 percent directly and 18 through Vivendi), the 3rd-largest publishing conglomerate Hachette through Louis Hachette Group and its "Big Five" US-subsidiary Hachette Book Group, the multinational advertising company Havas and numerous French media, including the multinational media conglomerate Canal+ and France's 1st conservative 24-hour news channel CNews.
- Jean-René Bolloré (1818–1881).
- Vincent Bolloré (born in 1952).
- Thierry Bolloré (born in 1963).
- Yannick Bolloré (born in 1980).
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