Fabien Brousse leads Groupe Brousse, a family business founded in 1946, specialized in agri-food trading.
Four generations, 10 acquisitions in ten years. One single DNA: knowing how to buy, sell, and never pretend to be something you’re not.
Some takeaways from this conversation:
- Adaptation as a stance in its own right, not as a reaction to a crisis.
- The ability to decide with 60 or 70% of the information rather than waiting for certainty.
- An executive committee that is almost entirely female, not as a signal, but as a deep conviction.
- And this principle passed down by his father: “Never be where people expect you to be.”
- Knowing your fundamental business is the compass for adaptation decisions.
- The long view is not a stance. It is a doctrine of governance.
An episode about the long view, human capital, and clear-sightedness as a competitive advantage.
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