Paul J. Fribourg

Paul J. Fribourg (born 1954/55) is an American businessman, the chairman and CEO of ContiGroup Companies, a global agribusiness and food company, since 1976. Continental Grain was founded by Simon Fribourg in Arlon, Belgium in 1813. He is the sixth generation of the Fribourg family to lead the company.^[2]

Paul J. Fribourg
Born	1954 or 1955 (age 70–71)[1]
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Amherst College
Occupation	businessman
Known for	sixth generation of the Fribourg family to lead Continental Grain
Title	CEO, Continental Grain Company
Term	1976-
Board member of	ContiGroup Companies Estée Lauder Burger King Loews Corporation Bunge
Spouse	Josabeth Amar
Children	4
Parent	Michel Fribourg
Relatives	David Amar (father-in-law)

Early life

Paul J. Fribourg is the son of Jewish-American businessman Michel Fribourg, chairman emeritus of Continental Grain, who died on April 10, 2001, and his wife Mary Ann.^[3][4] He has four siblings, brothers Robert and Charles, and sisters Nadine and Caroline.^[4]

He has a bachelor's degree in business administration and economics from Amherst College.^[1]

Career

Fribourg has been the chairman and CEO of ContiGroup Companies since 1976.^[1]

He is a director of Estée Lauder, Restaurant Brands International, Syngenta, Bunge, Restaurant Technologies and Loews Corporation.^[5]

Fribourg is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Personal life

In 2012, Fribourg spent $27.2 million on a 5-bedroom, 5-bathroom apartment on New York's Fifth Avenue, previously owned by Bruce Fiedorek, the former vice chair of Morgan Stanley.^[5]