Olivier Leclercq
{{short description|French billionaire businessman (born 1964)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Olivier Leclercq
| image = Olivier Leclercq at the Salif Keita Stadium, Sept 2009.jpg
| caption = Leclercq, Salif Keita Stadium Inauguration, 2009
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|04|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Roubaix, France
| children = 3
| parents = Michel Leclercq
| occupation = Businessman
| known_for = Owner, Olivarius Hotels,{{cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2013/03/04/discrete-succession-en-famille_1842153_3234.html|title=Discrète succession en famille|first=J.|last=D.-C|date=4 March 2013|access-date=16 December 2017|via=Le Monde|newspaper=Le Monde.fr}}
| years_active = 1988–present
}}
Olivier Leclercq (born 1964) is a French billionaire businessman.{{cite web|url=http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/economie/la-famille-mulliez-premiere-fortune-de-france-avec-38-ia0b0n2243004|title=La famille Mulliez, première fortune de France, avec 38 milliards d'euros !|website=La Voix du Nord|access-date=25 August 2018}} He is a hotelier, designer, and owner of Olivarius Hotels,{{cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2013/03/04/discrete-succession-en-famille_1842153_3234.html|title=Discrète succession en famille|last=D.-C|first=J.|date=4 March 2013|access-date=16 December 2017|via=Le Monde|newspaper=Le Monde.fr}} a private equity investor in California, and a Montecito, California real estate investor and developer.{{cite web|url=http://old.malifootball.com/20090929850/inauguration-stade-salif-keita-a-cergy-france.html|title=500 - Erreur: 500|website=old.malifootball.com|access-date=16 December 2017}} In 2014, magazine La Voix du Nord reported Leclercq's net worth as Euro 1.76 billion.{{Cite news|url=http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/archive/recup/economie/la-famille-mulliez-premiere-fortune-de-france-avec-38-ia0b0n2243004|title=La famille Mulliez, première fortune de France, avec 38 milliards d'euros !}}
He is the former chairman of Decathlon, one of the world's largest sporting goods retailers,{{cite web|url=http://newsblog.ispo.com/2014/04/15/decathlon-reports-solid-single-digit-growth-for-2013/|title=News and insights for sports experts.|website=newsblog.ispo.com|access-date=16 December 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.leblogmulliez.com/article-30486789.html|title=Qui est vraiment Olivier Leclercq, - Le blog Mulliez, de Bertrand Gobin|last=Mulliez|first=Le Blog|access-date=16 December 2017}} which was founded by his father Michel Leclercq. The family owns 49% of the company. Leclercq is a member of the Mulliez family, the 12th wealthiest family in the world.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2018-richest-families/|title=Trillion Dollar Inheritance: The World's Biggest Family Fortunes}} Through Olivarius Hospitality California, Leclercq is the sole owner of Coolibar, an industry leader in proprietary sun-protective clothing.{{Cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/coolibar-inc-acquired-by-olivarius-hospitality-california-300298858.html|title=Coolibar, Inc. acquired by Olivarius Hospitality California|last=Inc|first=Coolibar|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en|access-date=2020-01-16}}
Personal life
Leclercq is a member of the Mulliez family, known for the founding and ownership of supermarket chain Auchan, the 12th wealthiest family in the world.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestreet.com/lifestyle/top-25-wealthiest-families-in-the-world-15072327|title=The Top 25 Wealthiest Families in the World|last=Chang|first=Ellen|website=TheStreet|language=en-us|access-date=2020-01-16}} Olivier is the first son of, Michel Leclercq, the founder of Decathlon, the largest sporting good retailer in the world, both of whom are on the board of directors. in 2018, Bloomberg reported the Mulliez family net worth as US$37.5 billion.
He is divorced and has three children.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}