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Yves guillemot biography
Yves Guillemot
French businessman and co-founder of Ubisoft
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Born | Yves Marie Remy Guillemot (1960-07-21) 21 July 1960 (age 64) Carentoir, France |
Occupation | Businessman |
Title | Chairman and CEO, Ubisoft |
Yves Guillemot (eev gee-MOH; born 21 July 1960[1]) is a French businessman who co-founded Ubisoft with his brothers Claude, Michel, Gérard and Christian in March 1986.
He currently serves as the company's chairman and CEO.
Early life
Yves Guillemot grew up in a small village in Brittany. Guillemot's parents owned a farming business, where he and his brothers provided support in accounting, shipping, and delivery.[2] As the business declined with challenging profit margins,[2] he and his brothers looked for ways to diversify.[3] Guillemot's older brother[which?] found some success selling compact disc audio.
Where the family business was selling chemicals a