Jean Burelle (born 1938/39) is a French

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, the chairman and CEO of the family-owned company

Burelle Burelle is a French holding company A holding company is a company whose primary business is holding a controlling interest in the securities of other companies. A holding company usually does not produce goods or services itself. Its purpos ...

Early life

He is the son of

Pierre Burelle Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

, the founder of Burelle. He has a bachelor's degree from

ETH Zurich (colloquially) , former_name = eidgenössische polytechnische Schule , image = ETHZ.JPG , image_size = , established = , type = Public , budget = CHF 1.896 billion (2021) , rector = Günther Dissertori , president = Joël Mesot , ac ...

, and an MBA from

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Career

He and his brother Laurent control 77% of

Personal life

Burelle is married, and lives in Paris.

References

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