| Robert Halley | |
| Birth Date: | 20 October 1935 |
| Birth Place: | Cherbourg, France |
| Death Place: | Lisieux, France |
| Nationality: | French |
| Office: | General Councillor of the Canton of Livarot |
| Term Start: | 1991 |
| Term End: | 2004 |
| Office2: | Mayor of Les Moutiers-Hubert |
| Term Start2: | 1978 |
| Term End2: | 2001 |
Robert Halley (20 October 1935 – 10 January 2021) was a French politician and businessman.
In 1961, Halley, alongside his father, Paul-Auguste, and his brother, Paul-Louis, founded the retail group Promodès, where he would spend his entire career. Following a merger with Carrefour, the Halley family became its first shareholder.
Following the accidental death of his brother in 2003, Halley became his family's sole representative on Carrefour's management board.[1] In 2007, after Colony Capital and the acquired a stake in Carrefour, he replaced Luc Vandevelde as head of the supervisory board.[2] However, the shareholders' agreement was modified in April 2008,[3] and he lost his position as first shareholder and his seat on the supervisory board, when Bernard Arnault took over.[4] In 2009, according to Challenges, he was the 11th richest French man, with a net worth of 2.769 billion euros.[5]
From 1978 to 2001, Halley served as Mayor of Les Moutiers-Hubert. He oversaw the decision to sell the town hall to finance the burial of electricity networks.[6] He also served as the General Councillor of the Canton of Livarot from 1991 to 2004.[7] [8]
Robert Halley died in Lisieux on 10 January 2021 at the age of 85.[9]