Henri Giscard d'Estaing facts for kids

Henri Giscard d'Estaing was born on October 17, 1956. He is a French businessman. His father, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, used to be the President of France.

About Henri Giscard d'Estaing

Henri Giscard d'Estaing went to the Paris Institute of Political Studies. He also earned a master's degree in economics. This means he studied how money, goods, and services are made and used.

Early Career and Business Roles

He started his career in 1982 at a company called Cofremca. There, he worked as an associate director until 1987. His job involved studying how people's eating habits changed. He also looked at how these changes affected selling and business plans.

In 1987, he joined the Danone Group. This is a very large food company. He held many important jobs in different parts of Danone. These included working for companies like HP Foods and Evian-Badoit.

Leading Club Med Resorts

Giscard d'Estaing joined the travel company Club Med in 1997. He became the chief operating officer. This meant he was in charge of how the company ran its daily business. He also handled money, new projects, and working with other countries.

In 2001, he became the chief executive officer. This is the top manager of the company. A year later, in 2002, he became the chairman. This means he led the company's board of directors.

Since 2004, he has changed Club Med's focus. He made it a more fancy, or "upscale," vacation choice. But he kept the "all-inclusive" price. This means one price covers almost everything. He closed resorts that were not making much money. This allowed him to invest in the more successful ones.

After Fosun International took over Club Med, he was named president of Club Med SAS.

Family Life

Henri Giscard d'Estaing married Wilhelmine Jeanne Mathilde Elisabeth Sickinghe. They got married on June 30, 1984, in Naarden, Netherlands. They have three children together. Their son is named Frédéric. Their two daughters are Sophie and May.