Cyril Bourlon de Rouvre
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Cyril Hubert Marie Bourlon de Rouvre is a French businessman and politician, born 19 December 1945 at Boulogne-Billancourt.
Education and early career
Son of Évrard Bourlon de Rouvre, an industrialist, and his wife Claude Genty, Cyril Bourlon de Rouvre is the heir of sugar refineries and the landed property of his great-grandfather, Charles Bourlon de Rouvre (1850–1924), himself stepson of one of the richest men at the end of the 19th century, Gustave Lebaudy.[citation needed]
After studies at the collège Maspero in Paris, then at the collège Saint-Martin de France in
He first worked at Électricité de France before serving his conscription and started his career as a sales engineer at the Elliot Automation company (1966–1968) before being Director of export of the Sucre Union company (1971–1973).[citation needed] He was business manager of the sales support department of the Lara audiovisual company (1973), then commercial agent in the audiovisual (1974–1975) and associate director at the Auto Racing company (1977).[citation needed]
A young and dynamic business leader
In 1979, upon the death of his father (who was murdered by his valet), he inherited large real estate holdings, a sugar refinery and 28 companies. He became CEO of Financière Robur et de Cofragec (1982–1992),[2] Coficine (1984–1992) and many other companies.
He modernized the sugar factory and his inheritance prospered. In 1981, he took control of the holding Fraissinet, owner of the business airline Transair. In 1987, he started a new career in film distribution by acquiring, from the producer
Passionate about cars and racing, he rallied with Thierry Sabine, including Abidjan-Nice driving a Range Rover.[citation needed]
Political life in Haute-Marne and investment in Formula 1
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In 1989, he started a political career in
He takes his team as an alderman, a man of 25 years, Luc Chatel, becoming the first "political godfather".
Owner of the
In 1992, Cyril de Rouvre bought the
The legal troubles and the decline
On 5 May 1993, a complaint for fraud was filed against de Rouvre by Guy Verrecchia and Alain Sussfeld, the leaders of UGC, following the June 1992 takeover of Cofragec. The company had been emptied of its assets, leaving a liability estimated at 172.6 million francs. De Rouvre had promised to repay this sum by the end of 1992, but at that time, he still owed 100 million. He was incarcerated by Judge Eva Joly[4] at the Fleury-Mérogis Prison on 14 December 1993, spending two months in prison.
In early 1994, he sold
He lost the mayoralty of Chaumont at the French municipal elections of 1995.
In 1996, a judicial investigation was opened against him at the Tribunal de grande instance of Chaumont. He appeared before the Criminal Court of this city in September 1999 for tax evasion.[citation needed] Knowing that the prosecution had requested a sentence of three years imprisonment and a 20-year ban on company management, he was sentenced on 19 December 1999, his birthday, to a suspended sentence of 18 months imprisonment, a ban from managing a company for 3 years, and a large fine.[citation needed]
Bibliography
- Who's Who in France, 2002–2003, Levallois-Perret, Jacques Lafitte Editions, 2002, p. 1648
References
- ^ "People: Cyril Bourlon de Rouvre". Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ Vital-Durand, Brigitte (14 May 1996). "La drôle de faillite de Cyril de Rouvre, ancien patron de Ligier" (in French). Libération. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ Gilles, Gaetner (1 June 1994). "Les millions de Cyril" (in French). L'Express. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Cyril de Rouvre" (in French). Libération. 24 December 1994. Retrieved 3 June 2021.