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Business Daily: Business Daily Meets: Mathieu Flamini

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21/11/2022 GMT

Business Daily Meets: Mathieu Flamini

BBC World Service - Business Daily, Business Daily Meets: Mathieu Flamini

Mathieu Flamini tells us what playing professional football taught him about business.

Mathieu Flamini is a former professional footballer turned environmental entrepreneur. He reveals how what he learnt on the pitch helped shape his performance in the boardroom.

International footballer Mathieu Flamini started a biotech company when he was still a professional player. Speaking to Sam Fenwick, Flamini reveals what he learnt from top football managers and how that knowledge has helped him perform in the boardroom. 

The former Arsenal, AC Milan and Olympique de Marseille player tells us he grew up by the sea and constantly seeing plastic washed up on the shore made him aware of sustainability and climate change. He says as a youngster he had two ambitions in life, to play professional football and become an environmentalist. 

In 2008, while still playing top flight football, Flamini co-founded, GFBiochemicals. It produces a chemical called levulinic acid which can be used to replace oil in a range of household products. The industry is worth billions of dollars.

Producer / presenter: Sam Fenwick 
Image: Mathieu Flamini playing for Arsenal in 2016; Credit: Getty

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