Michel Leclercq

Michel Leclercq (born 1938/39) is a French billionaire businessman. He is the founder and 40% owner of Decathlon, the world's largest sporting goods retailer.

Michel Leclercq
Born1938/1939 (age 80–81)[1]
NationalityFrench
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder and 40% owner of Decathlon
Net worthUS$5.1 billion (December 2017)[1]
Spouse(s)Marie-Claude Leclercq
Children4, including Olivier Leclercq
RelativesGérard Mulliez (cousin)

Early life

Leclercq was born in France.[1] His cousin, Gérard Mulliez, is the founder of the Auchan supermarket chain, and owns 40% of Decathlon.[1]

Career

Leclercq founded Decathlon, a sporting goods retailer, in 1976.[1]

As of December 2017, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$5.1 billion.[1]

Personal life

He is married with four children, and lives in Lille, France.[1]

His wife, Marie-Claude Leclercq, is a psychotherapist, and represents the family on the council of the Decathlon Foundation, started in 2005.[2]

gollark: > without a creation there is no world staying aliveAgain, please actually explain this?
gollark: But it would be nice if you would explain how this god interferes to keep the world from imploding or something.
gollark: You can't have an *omnipotent* god at least, because of the obvious paradox. A basically-omnipotent one is fine, though.
gollark: Not just "chemistry would be slightly different" or something.
gollark: To some extent, sure, but I think some of it is "if this physical constant was wrong stars wouldn't work" and such.

References

  1. "Michel Leclercq". Forbes. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. "Board of Directors". fondationdecathlon. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
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