Dominique Desseigne, chairman of the Barrier group, the owner of Fouquet’s, 17 luxury hotels and 33 casinos, prepare for keeping it in the family, and enlists Nicolas Sarkozy, to facilitate the international development. He has given to his son Alexander (age 32), new responsibilities to the executive committee, by naming him director general of the hotels and restaurants, in addition to leading the transformation of the group.
“Alexander has been with the group for five years, tells his father. Pass on to my children the love of the group has always been a priority. With Joy, his sister, they embody the fourth generation. I hope she will join us. I love what I do. There is nothing more beautiful than to work with his children. I will accompany the time it will take.” While enrolling in a continuity family (the family owns 60 % of the share capital of the group (founded in 1912), Dominique Desseigne modifies his bodyguards, and reorganizes them into a depth of the executive management. …
