Claude Guillemot Age, Death, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Businessman
Known For	Being co-founder of video game publisher Ubisoft
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Blue Hazel
Hair Colour	Salt and Pepper
Personal Life
Date of Birth	30 October 1956 (Tuesday)
Birthplace	Carentoir, France
Date of Death	19 June 2026
Place of Death	La Baule-Escoublac, Pays de la Loire, France
Age (at the time of death)	69 Years
Death Cause	Plane Crash
Zodiac sign	Scorpio
Nationality	French
Hometown	Brittany, France
College/University	• University of Rennes 1, Brittany, France • Institut Catholique d'Arts et Métiers (ICAM), Lille, France
Educational Qualification(s)	• A master's degree in Economic Science from University of Rennes 1 • An Industrial Computing Certificate from Institut Catholique d'Arts et Métiers
Religion	Christianity
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death)	Married
Family
Children	Note: He has 3 children including a son Valentin Guillemot (businessman)
Siblings	Brother(s)- 4 • Michel Guillemot (businessman) • Gérard Guillemot (businessman) • Christian Guillemot (businessman) • Yves Guillemot (businessman)
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	$130 million - $150 million (as of 2026)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Claude Guillemot

• Claude Guillemot was born and grew up in a small village in Brittany, France.

• His parents owned a farming business, where Claude along with his four brothers, Michel Guillemot, Gérard Guillemot, Christian Guillemot, and Yves Guillemot, worked in accounting, shipping, and delivery department.
  

  A young age picture of Claude Guillemot

• As his family’s farming business faced challenges in profit margins, Claude and his brothers shifted their business in selling chemicals and parts to farmers.

• Along with that they also began selling computers, which soon included game software.

• In 1984, Claude and his brothers started a mail order videos games business after discovering that importing technology products from the United Kingdom was cheaper than buying them in France.

• Their mail order video games business grew quickly. They also started distributing games to retail stores, who wanted to get games at a more resonable cost.

• In 1986, Guillemot and his brother founded Ubisoft Entertainment SA, a French video game creating company. The company before becoming a global gaming company started as a small software distribution business. Since then, the company has published many video games, including Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Prince of Persia, Tom Clancy video game franchises, and many other titles.

• Claude worked mainly behind the scenes and was not the public face of Unisoft, unlike his brother Yves, who later became the company’s CEO.

• He helped in managing operational and business systems that supported Ubisoft’s growth from a small family business into an international gaming company.

• Later, Claude became the president and CEO of Guillemont Corporation, a company specializing in equipment and accessories for PCs, mobile devices, and consoles.

• From 1997 to 2026, Guillemot played a key role in company’s expansion, in R&D and logistics centers in Europe, Canada, and China.

• Since 2009, he was also the president of the Club des Trente, an organization that brings together 60 French CEOs, exchanges and takes a position on socio-economic debates.

• On 19 June 2026, Claude Guillemot along with died in a plane crash, while he was flying to La Baule-Escoublac to participate in an airshow.
  

  A picture of Claude Guillemot’s crashed aircraft

• The incident happened when Claude’s Cessna 421 Golden Eagle aircraft, crashed into a field while approaching to the La Baule-Escoublac Airfield in La Baule-Escoublac, Pays de la Loire, France.

• The aircraft was completely destroyed in the crash.

• Along with Calude Guillemot a flight instructor was also died in the incident.

• After Claude’s death, Ubisoft issued a statement,

Ubisoft was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Claude Guillemot, co-founder of the group and chairman of Guillemot Corp., in an accident. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones during this difficult time. No further statements will be made at this time.”