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Pens, Lighters, and Razors: How BIC Launched a Global Giant. Plus, What’s Next for Its CEO.
In 1944, Marcel Bich, a young Frenchman who had just finished serving in World War II, needed a job. He found work at a stationary wholesaler selling ink pots and quills. At the time, the ...
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Heirs of BIC pen empire embattled in $30M ink-stained ordeal to fend off alleged legal threat from their mom
The trio, Gonzalve, Charles and Guillaume Bich, are begging a Manhattan judge to stop Veronique Bich, who married and divorced Marcel’s son Bruno, according to legal papers. Bruno Bich died in 2021.
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Why the CEO of this giant pen brand is betting big on tattoos
Not surprisingly, Bich still believes in the power of the pen. (His grandfather, Marcel Bich, started the company in 1945 and launched the BIC ballpoint pen in 1950.) “The way you learn things ...
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Heirs of BIC pen empire embattled in $30M ink-stained ordeal to fend off alleged legal threat from their mom
After years of court battles, the daughter-in-law of founder Marcel Bich, who perfected the ballpoint pen and launched French company Société Bic in 1945, has allegedly threatened to sue her ...
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BIC pens heirs in $30M ink-stained ordeal to fend off alleged legal threat from their mother
After years of court battles, the daughter-in-law of founder Marcel Bich, who perfected the ballpoint pen and launched French company Société Bic in 1945, has allegedly threatened to sue her ...