Henri Beaufour

Henri Beaufour
Born
Henri Pierre Albert Marie Beaufour

6 January 1965
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Died28 November 2025 (aged 60)
Alma materGeorgetown University
OccupationBusinessman
Board member ofIpsen
ParentAlbert Beaufour
RelativesAnne Beaufour (sister)

Henri Beaufour (6 January 1965 – 28 November 2025) was a French billionaire businessman. He was a descendant of Henri Beaufour, founder of the Beaufour laboratories, forerunner of the French biopharmaceutical company Ipsen.[1]

Biography

Born on 6 January 1965, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Henri Beaufour was the son of Albert Beaufour, who died in 2000, and the grandson of Dr. Henri Beaufour, founder of the Ipsen group.[1][2]

He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

When Albert Beaufour died in 2000, the 76% of the capital held by the family was divided between the three brothers and sisters. One of the daughters, Véronique Beaufour, sold her share, representing 6% of the capital. Anne and her brother Henri Beaufour thus control 57% of the Ipsen group, and both sit on the board of directors of Ipsen and Mayroy, the Ipsen controlling holding company. Their share in Ipsen was still 52% in 2020.[3]

In 2018, his fortune was estimated at €3 billion.[4][5]

Beaufour died on 28 November 2025.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Mariette Finet & Elisabeth Hennebert (2012). From Beaufour to Ipsen. Qualibris edition.
  2. ^ https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01749071/filing-history?page=5
  3. ^ "Un nouveau président pour Beaufour-Ipsen". Les Echos (in French). 5 December 2001. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Henri Beaufour". Forbes. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  5. ^ Challenges (6 June 2022). "Anne Beaufour et Henri Beaufour ainsi que leur famille - Les 500 plus grandes fortunes de France". Challenges (in French). Archived from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Ipsen mourns the passing of Henri Beaufour, a founding family Board member". Yahoo Finance. 1 December 2025. Retrieved 27 December 2025.