Bernard Robert Louis Fraisse (born August 1956) is a French

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businessman, the chairman, founder and 100% owner of

Fareva Fareva is a French pharmaceutical company, with annual revenues of $1.6 billion in 2018, founded and 100% owned by Bernard Fraisse, a French billionaire businessman. It was founded in 1985, and the company now employs 12,500 people. Fareva is ...

, a French

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company, with annual revenues of $1.4 billion in 2015.

Early life

Fraisse has a degree in mechanical engineering.

Career

Fraisse founded Fareva in 1985, and the company employs 9,500 people in 2018. Fareva is the largest

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(CMO) in France.

Personal life

Fraisse lives in Paris.

References

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