The president of Edmond de Rothschild Holding dies at the age of 57

Benjamin de Rothschild, president of Edmond of Rothschild Holding SA, which helped deprive the bank in 2019, died at the age of 57.

“It is with deep sorrow and great sadness that the Edmond de Rothschild group announces the death of Benjamin de Rothschild after a heart attack at his home in Pregny, Switzerland,” the company said on Saturday. a statement.

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The Swiss branch of the dilated Rothschild banking dynasty, one of the richest families in the world, was created by Baron Edmond de Rothschild, whose parents fled to Switzerland during World War II. He created the group in 1953, then buying a Swiss private bank and succeeding in asset management.

De Rothschild had been the head of the group created by his father since 1997 and worked to simplify its structure after removing it. At the end of 2019, the group had 173 billion francs ($ 194 billion) in assets with activities in 15 countries, according to its website.

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