Daniel Bernard (businessman)
Daniel Bernard | |
|---|---|
| Born | Daniel Camille Bernard February 1946 (age 78) |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | HEC Paris |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Former chairman, Kingfisher plc |
| Board member of | Kingfisher plc Capgemini |
Daniel Camille Bernard (born 1946) is a French businessman, the former chairman of Kingfisher plc.
Early life
[edit]Daniel Camille Bernard was born in February 1946.[1] He attended HEC Paris Business School before becoming the director of various hypermarket chains.[2]
Career
[edit]Bernard was chairman and CEO of Carrefour from 1992 to 2005.[3]
Bernard was the chairman of Kingfisher plc from June 2009, having been deputy chairman since May 2006. He is president of Provestis, his own investment company, and since January 2010, chairman of MAF Retail Group, Dubai. He is senior advisor of TowerBrook Capital Partners since October 2010. He is a non-executive director of Capgemini, and honorary chairman of the HEC Business School Foundation in Paris and a member of HEC's advisory board.[3]
In June 2017, Bernard was succeeded by Andy Cosslett as chairman of Kingfisher.[4][5]
Personal life
[edit]He lives in France.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "KINGFISHER PLC - Officers (free information from Companies House)". companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ 2012-04-28T00:00:00+01:00. "Where are they now? Daniel Bernard". The Grocer. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Kingfisher plc - Investors - Corporate governance - Management & committees". kingfisher.com. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ "Kingfisher chairman Daniel Bernard to step down and be succeeded by Andy Cosslett". The Retail Bulletin. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ The Sunday Times (26 March 2017). "Cosslett to scrum down at Kingfisher | Business | The Times & The Sunday Times". Thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2017.