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Benjamin de Rothschild is the Swiss-based owner and manager of the Edmond de Rothschild Group, a private bank established by his father. He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine in France the 30th July 1963, the son of Baron Edmond Adolphe de Rothschild, a banker, and Nadine Lhopitalier (1932-), an actress. He married Ariane de Rothschild (née Langner) on 23 January 1999 and they have had four children. He is a descendant of the Paris branch of the international Rothschild family.

      Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744–1812), banker
      Founder of the dynasty 
      x 1770 : Gertrude Schnapper (1753–1849)
      │
      └──> James de Rothschild (1792–1868), banquier
           Founder of « de paris »’s branch 
           x 1824 : Betty Salomon de Rothschild (1805-1886)
           │          
           └──> Edmond James de Rothschild (1845-1934)
                x 1877 : Adelheid von Rothschild (1853-1935)
                │        see the branch « de Naples »
                │
                └──> Maurice de Rothschild (1881–1957)
                     x 1909 : Noémie Halphen (1888–1968) 
                     │
                     └──> Edmond Adolphe de Rothschild (1926–1997)
                          Banker
                          x (2) 1963 : Nadine Lhopitalier (1932-)
                          │
                          └──> Benjamin de Rothschild (1963-)
                               CEO LCF Rothschild‘s group
                               x 1999 : Ariane Langner

Education

Benjamin de Rothschild studied at Swiss Institut Florimont and holds a BA in Business Management from Pepperdine University.

Careers

In 1989, Benjamin de Rothschild created his own firm, the Compagnie de Trésorerie Benjamin de Rothschild (now Compagnie Benjamin de Rothschild SA), a company specialising in the management of financial risk. He also worked in the Rothschild Group as a banker.

After the death of his father in 1997, he became chairman of the Benjamin & Edmond de Rothschild group, today named LCF Rothschild Group. The LCF is present in many financial sectors, private banking, asset management and advisory services business. Benjamin de Rothschild is CEO of the LCF Rothschild group, Chairman of the board of Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild, CEO of the CTBR, Compagnie Benjamin de Rothschild SA, and CEO of the private bank Banque privée Edmond de Rothschild SA Genève.

In 2010, Baron Benjamin estimated his own personal fortune to be around 4 billion euros ($6 billion). However, of his business he also stated, "it is difficult to know or even to estimate the worth. It changes. In any case nothing is for sale."

Sailing

Benjamin de Rothschild is a sailing enthusiast, following a family tradition. In 2001, he founded the Gitana Team, a sports team fully dedicated to sailing. World-renowned skippers join the team : Loïck Peyron or Lionel Lemonchois.

External links

• http://www.lcf-rothschild.com/en/groupe/index.asp
• http://www.ctbr.ch/en/ctbr/index.asp
• http://www.gitana-team.com/en/gitana2/index.aspx

References

1. Prial, Frank J. (4 November 1997). "Baron Edmond de Rothschild, 71, French Financier, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
2. Frank J. Prial (1997-10-01). "Wine Talk; Another Rothschild Stands Behind a Bordeaux". The New York Times.
3. Family values, Haaretz, Magazine, 11:15 05.11.10, By Eytan Avriel and Guy Rolnik
4. "Rothschild takes pleasure in sailing". CNN. 18 November 2002. Retrieved 26 April 2010.

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