Olivier Lecerf

Olivier Lecerf (1928 – August 10, 2006) was a French businessman and a Thoroughbred racehorse owner.

A resident of Paris, from 1974 to 1989 Olivier Lecerf was at the helm of the French-based multinational industrial conglomerate Lafarge Group, serving as its CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Olivier Lecerf was also a member of the European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT) and an administrator of the global cosmetics giant L'Oréal from 1990 to 2004.

The book contained his comments and views on being a company leader and the stakes and issues involved.

An owner-breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses, in 1986 Olivier Lecerf was chosen president of the Fédération nationale des sociétés de courses.