Brittany
Strategic Concepts & Mechanics
Primary Evidence
"Setting his sights on France as his horizon when his presence in Brittany was still anecdotal, then giving himself a global perspective as soon as a brilliantly executed financial operation gave him a real investment capacity."
"By the end of 1972, its turnover had already reached 163 million francs for 63 employees10. He is determined not to stay stagnant and to pave the way for his expansion, always as a hurried man who does not want to be hindered in his decision-making speed. 1972 demonstrated this, which was the year of his first private plane. There were only three on the Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande aerodrome next to La Droulinais at that time. His Porsche didn't go fast enough, the era didn’t have the fax, and in Brittany, especially, there was only a still archaic phone available."