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Liliane Henriette Charlotte Schueller, married name Bettencourt ((:lil.jan be.tɑ̃.kuːʁ)) (born 21 October 1922), is a French heiress, socialite, businesswoman and philanthropist. She is one of the principal shareholders of L'Oréal and according to Forbes, she is the richest woman in the world, making her the 10th richest person in the world with a net worth of US$40.1 billion on "The World's Billionaires" list in 2015.〔http://www.forbes.com/billionaires/list/#version:static〕 ==Biography== Bettencourt was born in Paris, France, the only child of Louise Madeleine Berthe (née Doncieux) and Eugène Schueller, the founder of L'Oréal, one of the world's largest cosmetics and beauty companies. Her mother died at the age of 42 in 1927 when Liliane was 5 years old, and she formed a close bond with her father, who later married Liliane's British governess.〔(The bitter family battle for the L'Oréal billion ), ''Evening Standard'' (London), 20 July 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2010.〕 At the age of 15 she joined her father's company as an apprentice, mixing cosmetics and labelling bottles of shampoo.〔(Factbox – L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt ), Reuters, 7 July 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2010.〕〔(L'Oreal marks 100th birthday ), Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 8 July 2010.〕 In 1950 she married French politician André Bettencourt, who served as a cabinet minister in French governments of the 1960s and 1970s and rose to become deputy chairman of L'Oréal. Bettencourt had been a member of La Cagoule, a violent French fascist group that Liliane's father had funded and supported in the 1930s and that collaborated with the Nazis during World War II. After the war, her husband, like other members of La Cagoule, was given refuge at L'Oréal despite his politically inconvenient past.〔(Obituary: André Bettencourt ), ''The Daily Telegraph'', 22 November 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2010.〕 Eventually the Bettencourts settled in an Art Moderne mansion built in 1951 on rue de Delabordère in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.〔(Villa Bettencourt: Less is More when it's only the Best ), Emily Evans Eerdmans blog. Retrieved 8 July 2010.〕 They had one daughter, Françoise, who was born on 10 July 1953. In 1957 Bettencourt inherited the L'Oréal fortune when her father died, becoming the principal shareholder of L'Oréal. In 1963 the company went public, although Bettencourt continued to own a majority stake. In 1974, in fear that the company would get nationalised after the French elections, she exchanged almost half of her stake for a three percent (3%) stake in Nestlé S.A.〔(History of L'Oréal ), ''The Daily Telegraph'', 20 February 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2010.〕 As of 31 December 2012 Bettencourt owned 185,661,879 (30.5%) of the outstanding shares of L'Oréal, of which 76,441,389 (12.56%) shares are effectively held in trust (for her daughter). The remainder is owned as follows: 178,381,021 (29.78%) shares owned by Nestlé, 229,933,941 (37.76%) shares are publicly held, and the remainder are held as treasury stock or in the company savings plan. The Bettencourt family and Nestle act in concert pursuant to a shareholders' agreement.〔(2012 L'Oréal Registration Document, p. 225, 34 & 41 ). Retrieved 19 August 2013.〕 Bettencourt ended her Board Director tenure on February 13, 2012 and her grandson, Jean-Victor, was appointed as Board Director.〔http://www.loreal-finance.com/eng/news-release/board-of-directors-798.htm〕 Bettencourt's daughter and her daughter's husband (Jean-Pierre Meyers) are also members of the board of directors.〔(2012 L'Oréal Registration Document, p. 34 & 41 ). Retrieved 19 August 2013.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Liliane Bettencourt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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