About Clement Fayat & family
The son of a bricklayer, Clement Fayat started his own civil engineering firm in 1957 when he was just 25.
Now Fayat Group is one of the largest privately held construction and civil engineering firms in France, with $4.9 billion in 2020 revenues.
The company has more than 21,000 employees in 170 countries.
After 56 years at the helm, Fayat handed off management to his sons, Jean-Claude and Laurent in 2013.
He is still honorary president of the Bordeaux-based Fayat Group.
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FranceSource of wealth
constructionBirth date
01/24/32Self-made
self-madeClement Fayat & family’s fortune is worth
23K
troy ounces of gold
21K
median U.S. household
14K
median U.S. income
0.027%
U.S. credit card volume
0.005%
GDP of the United States
0.004%
United States debt
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A wine lover, Fayat owns three vineyards in Bordeaux, where he spends some of his time seeking to help improve them.
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