Management Hall of Fame: Leading Management Gurus

 

Vincent Bollore 
Most Successful Corporate Raider (1953 - Present)

• "From time to time the group has a little spare cash, we can put to use in the stock market," ( Vincent Bollore)

Key Work

• Built $5 billion French transportation and engineering group
• Used spare cash to take majority stake in a big companies in trouble then shake them and turn them around 
• Added to his list corporations such  as Lazard Freres an investment banking group, Peugeot - France second largest car manufacturer, and Milan investment bank Mediobanca
• The key to success is  making management more accountable
• Pressure from the World Bank and environmentalists recently led him to withdraw from his African wood business. 
• He is most feared ( by management ) & most loved (by shareholders) 
• He is the most successful corporate raider. 

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