Clément Fayat | |
Birth Date: | 1931/1932[1] |
Birth Place: | France |
Death Date: | 3 July 2022 (aged 90) |
Occupation: | Businessman |
Known For: | Founder and owner, Fayat Group |
Children: | 2 sons |
Clément Fayat (1931/32 – 3 July 2022)[2] was a French billionaire entrepreneur, who founded Fayat Group at the age of 25.[1] At his death, his net worth was estimated at US$1.2 billion.[1]
Fayat was the son of a bricklayer, and left school at 15 to become a construction apprentice. He founded the civil engineering company Fayat Group when he was 25, and it is now France's largest privately-held construction and civil engineering company, with more than 21,000 staff in 170 countries.[1]
Fayat was married and lived in Saint-Émilion, France.[1] He had two sons, Jean-Claude et Laurent.[3] In 2020, together with his sons, he created the Fayat Foundation.[3]
Fayat died in July 2022, at the age of 90.[4]