Yeah, it's quite miraculous really. How many companies have CEOs that are related to the founder? Oh wait...
says here that he became a CEO 7 years ago, and he joined the comp with an engineering degree in the 80s. holy crap! that when he;s in his 20s....
Just another reminder that life is fragile, even to those that seem to have everything. Very sad........
Yes, the accident happened not war away from my home, in the Western part of France (Britany), in a dangerous fishing area with fog at this moment. He got the co-presidency from his father in 1999, and brought this company to a top level, with one of the biggest salary in France. Way to young to die. I'll smoke my current Michelin tires set by thinking of him/for him ;-)
On Speed TV they mentioned that the boat sank and that he and his buddy drowned before rescue came in. Sounds very fishy (pardon the pun). The CEO of one of France's biggest companies is at stake and the coast guard can't rescue him in time? Bizarre.
everything can happen so fast on the ocean...people drown or are never heard of again very very often on the ocean. you only really hear about it when its a well known individual. the waters off the northwest of france can be particularly dangerous...
Fully understood and agreed. I'm just thinking the boat of a CEO is probably no small ship, but rather a yacht with a lot of comm gear on it to call for help. Also I would expect another emergency vessel tied to it and if nothing else life vests etc. Also a CEO isn't really left alone. I bet his body guards knew where he went, he probably had his satellite phone with him. I just don't see how a guy like this drowns in an afternoon. Somebody who sails around the world in the open Pacific by himself, yes. But this almost sounds like a controlled environment.
True, I would expect that he was on a large well equiped vessel...but I believe that they said it was only him and one other guy on the boat fishing so I would guess that it was a smaller boat (maybe it was his friends boat). It takes at least a few people to run a larger boat. plus if it was a smaller boat (meaning in the 30ft range)and they got capsized you wouldnt last long in that water without survival suits. Im fairly certain that the water in that area at this time of the year must be very cold.
It would take a sizeable storm or some really rough seas to take down a boat even of that size. And if the weather was that bad to begin with they wouldn't be out there fishing to begin with. Sea conditions at the time would be biggest determining factor as to why they died before any rescue could arrive.
Even when the ship break ups they are designed to float and basic seamanship states that survivors should stay with the ship. If there was an explosion then that could be catastrophic
I dunno, but don't forget Michelin is paying for A TON of tickets to the F1 race there, whoever the new CEO is 'could' stop that deal real quick.
