Louis-Frédéric Lescure Explained

Louis-Frédéric Lescure
Birth Date:	27 May 1904
Death Date:	5 December 1993
Nationality:	French
Occupation:	Industrialist
CEO, Groupe SEB
Term:	1953–72
Spouse:	Françoise Helie
Children:	11, including Emmanuel Lescure

Louis-Frédéric Lescure (27 May 1904 – 5 December 1993) was a French industrialist, and the CEO of Groupe SEB from 1953 to 1972.^[1]

Early life

Lescure was born on 27 May 1904.

Career

Lescure was the CEO of Groupe SEB from 1953 to 1972.^[1]

In the 1950s, Lescure launched the Cocotte-Minute, the first one-piece stamped aluminium pressure cooker.^{[1] [2]}

Lescure was president of the regional council of Bourgogne from 1983 to 1985.^{[1] [3]}

Personal life, death and legacy

Lescure married Françoise Helie, and they had eleven children.^[2]

Lescure died on 5 December 1993, aged 89.^[1] His son Emmanuel Lescure later became chairman of Groupe SEB.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Louis-Frédéric Lescure – Les Echos. www.lesechos.fr. 9 February 2018.
2. Web site: SEB et le piège du sablier – Les Echos. www.lesechos.fr. 9 February 2018.
3. Web site: BOURGOGNE : M. Lucotte (UDF-PR) succède à M. Lescure (CDS). Le Monde.fr. 9 February 2018.
4. Web site: Avis de décès de Monsieur Emmanuel LESCURE paru le 03/04/2017 dans Le Bien Public – Département Côte-d'Or – Libra Memoria – Libramemoria. www.libramemoria.com. 9 February 2018.
5. Web site: Emmanuel Lescure – Les Echos. www.lesechos.fr. 9 February 2018.