Robert Halley (politician)

Robert Halley
General Councillor of the Canton of Livarot
In office
1991–2004
Mayor of Les Moutiers-Hubert
In office
1978–2001
Personal details
Born20 October 1935
Cherbourg, France
Died10 January 2021(2021-01-10) (aged 85)
Lisieux, France

Robert Halley (20 October 1935 – 10 January 2021) was a French politician and businessman.

Biography

In 1961, Halley, alongside his father, Paul-Auguste, and his brother, Paul-Louis, founded the retail group Promodès, where he would spend his entire career. Following a merger with Carrefour, the Halley family became its first shareholder.

Following the accidental death of his brother in 2003, Halley became his family's sole representative on Carrefour's management board.[1] In 2007, after Colony Capital and the Groupe Arnault [fr] acquired a stake in Carrefour, he replaced Luc Vandevelde as head of the supervisory board.[2] However, the shareholders' agreement was modified in April 2008,[3] and he lost his position as first shareholder and his seat on the supervisory board, when Bernard Arnault took over.[4] In 2009, according to Challenges, he was the 11th richest French man, with a net worth of 2.769 billion euros.[5]

From 1978 to 2001, Halley served as Mayor of Les Moutiers-Hubert. He oversaw the decision to sell the town hall to finance the burial of electricity networks.[6] He also served as the General Councillor of the Canton of Livarot from 1991 to 2004.[7][8]

Robert Halley died in Lisieux on 10 January 2021 at the age of 85.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Les 5 successeurs des grandes familles". L'Express (in French). 1 February 2005.
  2. ^ "Robert Halley remplace Luc Vandevelde à la tête de Carrefour". Le Figaro (in French). 15 October 2007. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014.
  3. ^ ""Sortir de Carrefour serait inopportun pour les Halley"". Le Figaro (in French). 13 March 2008.
  4. ^ "Remaniements au conseil de surveillance du groupe". L'Obs (in French). 13 May 2008.
  5. ^ "Les 15 plus grandes fortunes professionnelles de France". Le Journal du Dimanche (in French). 3 June 2010. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010.
  6. ^ "Un village du Calvados met en vente sa mairie". La Croix (in French). 8 February 2001.
  7. ^ "Robert Halley, son parcours" (PDF). L'Hyper ! (in French). 3 May 2007.
  8. ^ "Elections municipales 2001". Ouest-France (in French). Archived from the original on 29 May 2014.
  9. ^ "Normandie. L'ancien dirigeant de Promodès, Robert Halley, est décédé". Ouest-France (in French). 13 January 2021.
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