Francis Bouygues (French pronunciation:[fʁɑ̃sisbwiɡ]; 5 December 1922 – 25 July 1993) was a French businessman and film producer.[1][2] He founded the industrial company Bouygues in 1952 and ran it until 1989, when his son Martin Bouygues succeeded him.[1][2]
In 1952, at the age of 29, he founded Entreprise Francis Bouygues, an industrial works and building company.[1][2] In 1959, he founded Stim, a property development subsidiary of Entreprise Francis Bouygues.[1]
In 1990, he founded Ciby 2000, a film production company with his son Martin Bouygues. They produced many films including The Piano.
He was married to Monique Tézé and they had four children: Corinne (1947), Nicolas (1949), Olivier (1950), Martin (1952).[1] He had lung cancer in 1976, but survived.[1]