Daniel Bernard (businessman)


Daniel Camille Bernard is a French businessman, the former chairman of Kingfisher plc.

Early life

Daniel Camille Bernard was born in February 1946.

Career

Bernard was chairman and CEO of Carrefour from 1992 to 2005.
Bernard is the chairman of Kingfisher plc since June 2009, having been deputy chairman since May 2006. He is president of Provestis, his own investment company, and since January 2010, chairman of MAF Retail Group, Dubai. He is senior advisor of TowerBrook Capital Partners since October 2010. He is a non-executive director of Capgemini, and honorary chairman of the HEC Business School Foundation in Paris and a member of HEC's advisory board.
In June 2017, Bernard was succeeded by Andy Cosslett as chairman of Kingfisher.

Personal life

He lives in France.