Mohed Altrad
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| Born | 1948 (age 75–76) Raqqa, Syria |
| Nationality | Syrian/French |
| Alma mater | Paris Dauphine University |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman President of Montpellier Hérault Rugby |
Mohed Altrad (Arabic: محمد الطراد) is a French-Syrian billionaire businessman, rugby chairman and writer, born c. March 1948.[1][2] He was born to a very young mother[1] and his father gave him away to his grandparents at age four following his mother's death.[1] In 2015, Altrad was named Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year.[3]
Biography
[edit]Mohed Altrad spent part of his youth in Raqqa, Syria.[2] He passed the baccalaureate at 17, and thanks to his high scores, was awarded a scholarship of 200 francs from the Syrian government to study in France. He obtained a diploma from Paris Dauphine University (MIAGE 1975).[1][4] He is unsure of his day of birth, so he recently "picked a date from a hat" in order to celebrate one.[1]
Career
[edit]Altrad began working for the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, from which he left to buy a scaffolding company in France in 1985. This acquisition morphed into the present-day Altrad Group, employer of over 22,000 people as of 2016,[5] and involved in the scaffolding and cement-mixing industries. Altrad remains chairman of his namesake company, as well as the rugby club Montpellier Hérault Rugby.[6] He has also penned three acclaimed novels.[1][7]
In December 2022, Altrad received an 18-month suspended sentence and a €50,000 fine after he and French Rugby Federation president Bernard Laporte were found guilty of corruption relating to Altrad Group rugby shirt sponsorship deals.[8]
In August 2024, he became the primary sponsor of Garioch Ladies Rugby Football Club (RFC) in Inverurie, northwest of Aberdeen, Scotland.[9]
Published works
[edit]Novels
[edit]- Badawi (Actes Sud), 2002
- L’hypothèse de Dieu (Actes Sud), 2006
- La Promesse d’Annah (Actes Sud), 2012
Essays
[edit]- Stratégie de groupe (Chotard), 1990.
- Écouter, Harmoniser, Diriger (Presses de la Cité) 1992.
- Le management d’un groupe international : vers la pensée multiple (Eska) with Carole Richard, 2008.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Savchuk, Katia (23 March 2015). "From Bedouin To Billionaire: Meet The Man Changing What It Means To Be French After Charlie Hebdo". Forbes. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ a b Day, Peter (10 June 2015). "Entrepreneur of the year: a Bedouin turned businessman". BBC. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Mohed Altrad of Altrad Group from France named EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2015". EY. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ Kerdellant, Christine (14 October 2015). "J'ai gagné ma place en France". L'Express (in French). Archived from the original (pdf) on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Altrad accélère dans les services". Les Echos (in French). 2016-12-19. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "Top 14 - Montpellier: Mohed Altrad devient l'actionnaire principal". Le Parisien (in French). 21 May 2011. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ Guiral, Antoine (16 April 2013). "Mohed Altrad. Mille et une vies". Libération (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Suspended prison sentence for Altrad". The Construction Index. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Altrad becomes primary sponsor of Garioch Ladies RFC, strengthening local rugby ties". AGCC. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
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