Daniel Richard Explained

Daniel Richard
Birth Date:1944 4, df=y
Birth Place:Bagnols-sur-Cèze, German-occupied France
Death Place:Montpellier, France
Nationality:French
Occupation:Entrepreneur
Education:École nationale de l'aviation civile

Daniel Richard (19 April 1944 – 12 January 2023) was a French entrepreneur.[1]

Biography

Born in Bagnols-sur-Cèze on 19 April 1944, Richard's mother died when he was three years old.[2] [3] The grandson of a polytechnician, he attended the École nationale de l'aviation civile from 1964 to 1966 and earned a degree in engineering.[4]

At the age of 25, Richard began working for the firm Bossard Consultant. He was later hired by 3 Suisses, which he led ten years later.[5] In 1997, LVMH appointed him manager of Sephora, succeeding Dominique Mandonnaud.[6] In 2001, he became director of development and innovation of the .[7] He was elected CEO of Nova Press in 2007, replacing Jean-François Bizot, who had died.[8]

In 2009, Richard took over the clothing brand Souleiado with his son, Stéphane.[9] [10] In 2018, the two had a dispute and Stéphane sued his father.[11] Daniel Richard was dismissed in 2020 in a decision made by a commercial court in Tarascon and confirmed by the, which stated that he had displayed "behavior unsuitable for a manager".[11] He felt "betrayed" by his son and appealed to the Court of Cassation.[12]

Philanthropy

In 2001, Richard succeeded Luc Hoffmann as president of the World Wide Fund for Nature - .[13] He was succeeded by Claude Dumont in 2008.[14] During his mandate,[15] the brought together more than 80 NGOs for the Grenelle Environnement in 2005.[16] That same year, he launched a blood analysis campaign with volunteers in Nîmes, though no results were published.[17]

Politics

In February 2009, Richard founded the environmental and citizens movement, Résistances,[18] with Victor Hugo Espinoza.[19] That year, he announced his candidacy for the European election in Île-de-France.[20] In 2020, he announced his candidacy for the municipal council of Nîmes with support from Europe Ecology – The Greens and the Socialist Party, the Radical Party of the Left, La France Insoumise, Ecology Generation, and Cap21. He joined Yvan Lachaud of The Centrists in the party list, a move unpopular with voters, leading him to finish with only 18.62% of votes in the second round.[21]

Death

Daniel Richard died in Montpellier on 12 January 2023, at the age of 78.[22]

Honors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Richard, Daniel (1944-....). Bibliothèque nationale de France. French.
  2. News: 6 April 2009. Souleiado cédée au Groupe Richard par la Holding Nicollin. French. La Tribune. 18 January 2023.
  3. News: Coignard. Jacqueline. 21 September 1995. Prêt à tout pour faire monter le "chouchou", DANIEL RICHARD, peu orthodoxe patron, a frappé fort cet été avec une publicité comparative au détriment de la Redoute. Jugement le 2 octobre. Le mousquetaire bohème des 3 Suisses. French. Libération. 18 January 2023.
  4. Web site: Daniel Richard. École nationale de l'aviation civile. French.
  5. News: Cousteau. Libie. 1 June 2000. Daniel Richard: Le gitan de Sephora. French. Les Echos. 18 January 2023.
  6. News: 16 September 1997. Daniel Richard se met au parfum.. French. Libération. 18 January 2023.
  7. News: 19 October 2001. Daniel Richard. French. Stratégies. 18 January 2023.
  8. News: 19 October 2007. Daniel Richard remplace Jean-François Bizot. French. Le Nouvel Observateur. 18 January 2023.
  9. News: 22 December 2014. La marque provençale Souleiado mise avec succès sur le prêt-à-porter. French. Entreprendre. 18 January 2023.
  10. News: Cottin. Florence. 29 July 2016. Souleiado, la marque aux couleurs du Sud. French. La Provence. 18 January 2023.
  11. News: Boris. De La Cruz. 23 February 2020. FAIT DU JOUR Viré de son entreprise par la justice… et tête de liste aux municipales à Nîmes. French. Objectif Gard. 18 January 2023.
  12. News: Samari. Abdel. 23 February 2020. SOULEIADO Le candidat Daniel Richard s'exprime après nos révélations. French. Objectif Gard. 18 January 2023.
  13. Web site: WWF France : 10 associations qui défendent la nature. L'Internaute. French.
  14. News: 21 March 2008. Claude Dumont a été élu président du WWF-France en remplacement de Daniel Richard. French. actu.environnement. 18 January 2023.
  15. News: Melquiot. Pierre. 26 March 2008. Environnement, Claude Dumont remplace Daniel Richard à la tête du WWF-France. French. Actualités news environnement. 18 January 2023.
  16. Book: Jadot, Yannick. 20 February 2019. Aujourd'hui, tout commence !: Pour une Europe enfin démocratique, écologique et solidaire. French. Les liens qui libèrent. 9791020906892.
  17. News: 23 March 2004. WWF-France organise des tests sanguins près du futur incinérateur de Nîmes. French. La Gazette des communes. 18 January 2023.
  18. Web site: "Résistances" création d'un nouveau parti, le président Daniel Richard.. 18 May 2009. YouTube. French.
  19. Web site: Lettre ouverte au Président de la République Française. ecoforum.fr. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20201130194200/http://www.ecoforum.fr/blogs/vhe. 30 November 2020.
  20. News: Melquiot. Pierre. 3 March 2009. Résistances, un nouveau mouvement politique emmené par Daniel Richard. French. Actualités news environnement. 18 January 2023.
  21. News: Lefrance. Edith. 30 May 2020. Nîmes : "une trahison" fulminent les partenaires de gauche de Daniel Richard. French. Midi Libre. Nîmes. 18 January 2023.
  22. News: Prades. Frédéric. 13 January 2023. Daniel Richard, ancien candidat aux municipales de Nîmes, est décédé. French. Midi Libre. Nîmes. 18 January 2023.
  23. Web site: ORDRE DE LA LEGION D'HONNEUR Décret du 11 juillet 1997 portant promotion et nomination. 13 July 1997. Légifrance. French.

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