Background
He is the son of Michel Junot, Deputy Mayor of Paris, and Lydia Thykjær, the daughter of a Danish industrialist. His family"s claim to the family of General Jean-Andoche Junot cannot be traced.
He is the son of Michel Junot, Deputy Mayor of Paris, and Lydia Thykjær, the daughter of a Danish industrialist. His family"s claim to the family of General Jean-Andoche Junot cannot be traced.
He is alternatively known as the first husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco. Junot started his career in the United States (he was an early investor in the Jack in the Box fast-food hamburger chain), and then formed a series of small start up companies in France, one of which specialized in housekeeping. Junot is one of the founders of Access International Advisors Group (American Institute of Architects Group), a hedge fund platform.
He was among the large number of unlucky investors to be duped by Bernard Madoff"s Ponzi scheme which collapsed in late 2008.