Robert Halley (politician)

French politician and businessman (1935–2021)

This article is about the politician and businessman. For the minister, see Robert Halley.

Robert Halley

General Councillor of the Canton of Livarot
In office
1991–2004
Mayor of Les Moutiers-Hubert
In office
1978–2001
Personal details
Born| 20 October 1935
Cherbourg, France
Died| 10 January 2021(2021-01-10) (aged 85)
Lisieux, France

Robert Halley (20 October 1935 – 10 January 2021) was a French politician and businessman.

## Biography[edit]

In 1961, Halley, alongside his father, Paul-Auguste, and his brother, Paul-Louis, founded the retail group Promodès, where he would spend his entire career. Following a merger with Carrefour, the Halley family became its first shareholder.

Following the accidental death of his brother in 2003, Halley became his family's sole representative on Carrefour's management board.[1] In 2007, after Colony Capital and the Groupe Arnault [fr] acquired a stake in Carrefour, he replaced Luc Vandevelde as head of the supervisory board.[2] However, the shareholders' agreement was modified in April 2008,[3] and he lost his position as first shareholder and his seat on the supervisory board, when Bernard Arnault took over.[4] In 2009, according to Challenges, he was the 11th richest French man, with a net worth of 2.769 billion euros.[5]

From 1978 to 2001, Halley served as Mayor of Les Moutiers-Hubert. He oversaw the decision to sell the town hall to finance the burial of electricity networks.[6] He also served as the General Councillor of the Canton of Livarot from 1991 to 2004.[7][8]

Robert Halley died in Lisieux on 10 January 2021 at the age of 85.[9]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Les 5 successeurs des grandes familles". L'Express (in French). 1 February 2005.
2. ^ "Robert Halley remplace Luc Vandevelde à la tête de Carrefour". Le Figaro (in French). 15 October 2007. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014.
3. ^ ""Sortir de Carrefour serait inopportun pour les Halley"". Le Figaro (in French). 13 March 2008.
4. ^ "Remaniements au conseil de surveillance du groupe". L'Obs (in French). 13 May 2008.
5. ^ "Les 15 plus grandes fortunes professionnelles de France". Le Journal du Dimanche (in French). 3 June 2010. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010.
6. ^ "Un village du Calvados met en vente sa mairie". La Croix (in French). 8 February 2001.
7. ^ "Robert Halley, son parcours" (PDF). L'Hyper ! (in French). 3 May 2007.
8. ^ "Elections municipales 2001". Ouest-France (in French). Archived from the original on 29 May 2014.
9. ^ "Normandie. L'ancien dirigeant de Promodès, Robert Halley, est décédé". Ouest-France (in French). 13 January 2021.

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