Daniel Bernard (businessman) explained

Daniel Bernard
Birth Name:	Daniel Camille Bernard
Nationality:	French
Education:	HEC Paris
Occupation:	Businessman
Known For:	Former chairman, Kingfisher plc
Boards:	Kingfisher plc Capgemini

Daniel Camille Bernard (born 1946) is a French businessman, the former chairman of Kingfisher plc.

Early life

Daniel Camille Bernard was born in February 1946.^[1] He attended HEC Paris Business School before becoming the director of various hypermarket chains.^[2]

Career

Bernard was chairman and CEO of Carrefour from 1992 to 2005.^[3]

Bernard was the chairman of Kingfisher plc from June 2009, having been deputy chairman since May 2006. He is president of Provestis, his own investment company, and since January 2010, chairman of MAF Retail Group, Dubai. He is senior advisor of TowerBrook Capital Partners since October 2010. He is a non-executive director of Capgemini, and honorary chairman of the HEC Business School Foundation in Paris and a member of HEC's advisory board.^[3]

In June 2017, Bernard was succeeded by Andy Cosslett as chairman of Kingfisher.^{[4] [5]}

Personal life

He lives in France.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: KINGFISHER PLC - Officers (free information from Companies House). companieshouse.gov.uk. 16 April 2016.
2. Web site: 2012-04-28T00:00:00+01:00 . Where are they now? Daniel Bernard . 2024-02-11 . The Grocer . en.
3. Web site: Kingfisher plc - Investors - Corporate governance - Management & committees. kingfisher.com. 16 April 2016.
4. Web site: Kingfisher chairman Daniel Bernard to step down and be succeeded by Andy Cosslett . The Retail Bulletin . 22 March 2017 . 16 June 2017.
5. Web site: The Sunday Times . Cosslett to scrum down at Kingfisher | Business | The Times & The Sunday Times . Thetimes.co.uk . 26 March 2017 . 16 June 2017.