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Do you know how many pens are in the average American household? The answer is 114—and Gonzalve Bich, CEO of Bic, the French manufacturing giant for pens, lighters, shaving razors, and more, is likely ...

No one ever really owns a Bic pen, but it’s a business going from strength to strength. We meet its CEO, Gonzalve Bich, as he prepares to hand over control. It’s highly likely that there are several ...

The grandson of Bic founder Marcel Bich and son of former CEO Bruno Bich, 46-year-old Gonzalve Bich is the third generation to serve as CEO of the iconic pen, razor and lighter company. But Gonzalve ...

Clichy, France – April 28, 2025 – Société BIC’s shareholders have been informed on April 7 th, 2025 that a Combined, Ordinary and Extraordinary, General Meeting will take place on Tuesday, May 20, ...

Business consultancy BIC Innovation has officially transitioned to employee ownership. Founded in 2004, BIC Innovation, which ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Teach grad students at NYU. Former Brand Manager. The best commentary on the Bic frenzy from a brand standpoint right now is from ...

Bruno Bich, the heir to the Bic pens fortune and the company’s former CEO, is suing his estranged wife over a Pablo Picasso painting, a couple of Alberto Giacometti sculptures, and several other works ...

A popular pop culture superstition holds that a white BIC disposable lighter is bad luck. While there are many reasons why people believe this, the most commonly offered reason is that several members ...

JOHANNESBURG — A company famous for its pens marked a public holiday honoring women in South Africa with a Facebook post urging: "Think like a man." Amid a storm of protest that the ad was sexist, Bic ...