AFP) – Billionaire French industrialist Martin Bouygues died on Saturday at the age of 62, a mayor in the northwestern Orne region, where he had a home, said.
Bouygues, who was CEO of the Bouygues construction and media conglomerate, passed away at his home in La Roche Mabile, Michel Julien, mayor of a neigbouring village in the Orne region, told AFP.
“I can only confirm his death,” Julien said, refusing to be drawn on the circumstances.