 When Dupré Barbancourt died the company passed to his wife Nathalie Gardère, who managed it with the help of her nephew, Paul Gardère.When she died, Paul then directed the company’s destiny until his death in 1946, when his son Jean Gardère took up the baton, furthering the family tradition until 1990.When Jean passed, Thierry Gardère took over, becoming the fourth generation of the Gardère family to lead the company.