Philippe Ginestet

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Philippe Ginestet
Born (1954-04-15) 15 April 1954 (age 70)
NationalityFrench
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder and owner of GiFi

Philippe Ginestet (born 15 April 1954) is a French billionaire businessman, and the founder, chairman and owner of GiFi, a French discount chain.[2]

Philippe Ginestet was born on 15 April 1954 in Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, France.[3] Ginestet is one of the wealthiest persons in France and one of the largest clothing retailers.[4]

Ginestet founded GiFi, a French discount chain in 1981.[1] Groupe Philippe Ginestet (GPG) has over 700 stores in France and Belgium.[5] His son Alexandre Ginestet is the CEO.[1]

Ginestet lives in Pujols, France.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Forbes profile: Philippe Ginestet". Forbes. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Philippe Ginestet". Forbes. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "La fortune de Philippe Ginestet et sa famille - Les 500 plus grandes fortunes de France". Challenges (in French). Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  5. ^ Elven, Marjorie van (30 May 2018). "Groupe Philippe Ginestet approaches Weinberg Capital Partners to buy Besson". fashionunited.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.