6Vincent Bollore – Net worth – $8.3 billion
Vincent Bollore is a French businessman, industrialist and the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of investment group Bollore, founded in 1822.
He became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 1981, and turned the company in one of the world’s 500 largest companies.
Last year, the company’s Blue Solutions, a manufacturer of patented lithium-polymer-metal car batteries, went public.
These batteries power the Bollore Bluecar, which is used in Paris’ electric car-sharing service.
Vincent Bollore started his career as a bank trainee at Edmond de Rothschild and today is one of the richest people in France, with an estimated net worth of $8.3 billion.