Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bolloré
Search every verified Cyrille Bolloré interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Cyrille Bolloré, Chairman and CEO of Bolloré, visited Senegal in July 2022 to address employees following the announced sale of Bolloré Africa Logistics. During the visit, he stated that the decision to sell was not purely for capitalist reasons but also reflected a desire for the transition to occur with partners who share the same "DNA" as the group. He expressed pride in being the seventh generation to lead the family business, which operates in transport, logistics, communication, media, agriculture, music, and electricity storage. Bolloré also praised employees for their "extraordinary courage" during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bolloré discussed a new agricultural project involving the gathering of different farmers for plantations of various raw materials, with a focus on local processing to create jobs and value. He noted the importance of transforming goods locally to build sustainable brands that consume less and contribute to job creation in Africa, particularly in Senegal. He also commented on having exchanged views with Senegalese officials on the geopolitical situation, describing the president's thinking as "full of common sense" and "very hopeful for Africa."
“je tenais à les féliciter pour leur résidence durant cette période difficile qui a été le co vid et dans les équipes et les hommes et les femmes qui les constituent ont fait preuve d'un courage extraordinaire au quotidien pendant l'ensemble de cette période comme ils l'ont toujours fait comme il continuera à faire”
“un nouveau projet qui tient beaucoup à coeur à l'ensemble du groupe bolloré et on m'a personnes propre c'est à dire un développement de projets agricoles avec des rassemblements de différents fermiers selon des plantations qui pourraient exister de différentes matières premières opéré principalement de la transformatio...”
Cession de Bolloré Africa Logistics: Cyrille Bolloré donne des assurances au personnel.
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