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Revision as of 21:12, 14 September 2009 by Nightgleam (talk | contribs) (→Careers)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Benjamin de Rothschild is the owner and CEO of LCF Rothschild group, a private bank. He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine in France the 30th July 1963. Son of Baron Edmond de Rothschild (1926-1997), a banker, and Nadine Lhopitalier (1932-), an actress. He got married with Ariane de Rothschild, born Langner, the 23 January 1999 with whom he had four children. He is the descendant of the Paris’ 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 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 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 the Californian 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 specialised in managing of financial risks. He works also 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, CEO of the private bank Banque privée Edmond de Rothschild SA Genève.
In 2008, Baron Benjamin is France’s 19th-richest citizen with a net worth of 2.9 billion euros ($3.9 billion), according to Challenges magazine . He’s also the wealthiest living Rothschild.
Sailing
Benjamin de Rothschild is a sailing enthusiast, because of family tradition. In 2001, he founds 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
- http://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/04/business/baron-edmond-de-rothschild-71-french-financier-dies.html?pagewanted=all
- Frank J. Prial (1997-10-01). "Wine Talk; Another Rothschild Stands Behind a Bordeaux". The New York Times.
- http://www.challenges.fr/classements/fortune.php?cible=527
- http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/sailing/11/18/rothschild.ppl/