Pierre Peugeot

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Pierre Peugeot
Born(1932-06-11)11 June 1932
Died1 December 2002(2002-12-01) (aged 70)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
EducationÉcole Polytechnique
OccupationBusiness executive
ChildrenThierry Peugeot
Pascaline de Dreuzy
Marie-Hélène Roncoroni
Xavier Peugeot

Pierre Robert Rodolphe Peugeot[1] (1932-2002) was a French heir and business executive.

Early life[edit]

Pierre Peugeot was born in 1932.[2]

Career[edit]

He served on the Board of Directors of Peugeot from 1978 to 1992.[2][3] He then served as the Chairman of its Supervisory Board from 1992 to 2002.[2][3]

Death[edit]

He died in 2002 in Paris.[2][3] He was seventy years old.[3] Upon his death, Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin released a statement to honor, "the memory of a prominent industrialist who played a determining part in turning a French family business into a global corporation, while being promoting the national interests and paving the way for the technological development of our country. His industrial daring and humanism set an example for us all."[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Décret du 31 décembre 1997 portant promotion et nomination" (in French). Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Mort de Pierre Peugeot, Libération, 2 December 2002
  3. ^ a b c d e Pierre Peugeot est mort, Le Nouvel Observateur, 2 December 2002