Pierre Peugeot


Pierre Peugeot was a French heir and business executive.

Early life

Pierre Peugeot was born in 1932.

Career

He served on the Board of Directors of Peugeot from 1978 to 1992. He then served as the Chairman of its Supervisory Board from 1992 to 2002.

Death

He died in 2002 in Paris. He was seventy years old. Upon his death, Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin released a statement to honor, "the memory of a prominent industrialist who played a determining part in turning a French family business into a global corporation, while being promoting the national interests and paving the way for the technological development of our country. His industrial daring and humanism set an example for us all."