Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette

Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette

French businesswoman1

Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette (born 4 November 1956) is a French businesswoman. She serves as the chairwoman and chief executive officer of Sonepar.2

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Born Nov 4, 1956.1

Net worth $1.0B (as of Jun 25, 2021).11 Richest people

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedUniversity of Paris3

Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette was born on 4 November 1956. Her great, great grandfather, Henri Coisne co-founded Sonepar with Léopold Lambert in 1862; it was a textile company, and it later became a distributor of electrical equipment.

Coisne-Roquette graduated from Paris Nanterre University, where she earned a degree in English and Law.

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Career

Occupation: lawyer, businessperson.6

  • Since 2011Board member, TotalEnergies4
  • 2010 to 2015Member of the French Economic, Social and Environmental Council5
  • Date not recordedVice president, Association Nationale des Sociétés par Actions5

Coisne-Roquette began her career as a lawyer in 1980, when she joined Cabinet Sonier & Associés. She became a director of Sonepar in 1983, and joined the company in 1988. She has served as its chairwoman since 1998 and as its chief executive officer since 2002.

Coisne-Roquette is the founder and co-CEO of Financière de la Croix Blanche. She is also the founder of Roco Industries.

Corporate boards

EssilorLuxottica, Member of the Board of Directors

Total S.A., Member of the Board of Directors

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Personal life

  • BornNov 4, 1956, 8th arrondissement of Paris7
  • CitizenshipFrance8

Coisne-Roquette is married to Michel Roquette, who serves on the board of the Association pour la Recherche sur Alzheimer with her. In 2016, she was worth an estimated €3.6 billion with her family. They are the 20th richest family in France.

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Awards

  • 2011Officer of the National Order of Merit9
  • Date not recordedKnight of the Legion of Honour9

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