Ernesto Bertarelli
Chairman at Bertarelli & Cie
Profile
Ernesto Bertarelli is Fabio Bertarelli’s son and he is the heir of the company Serono with her sister Donna Bertarelli. Serono develops pharmaceuticals products and was founded in 1906 in Rome.
In 1973, the family moved to Switzerland to escape the Red Brigades, Italian left-wing terrorist group.
Ernesto lives his youth on the Lake of Geneva’s banks, where he discovers a passion for sailing and competition. He was educated at Babson College in Boston and then he obtained a MBA from Harvard Business School.
In 1996, he succeeded his father as head of the family company. He transformed the business family, from treatments against infertility to Biotechnology Company, quadrupling the revenues in ten years.
With his sister, he owns the Grand Park Hotel, 5 star in Gstaad, interest in agriculture in Argentina and in diamond mines in Guinea.
In 2004, he was the fourth richest man in Switzerland, with a fortune estimated between 9 and 10 billion Swiss francs, according to business magazine Bilan. He was also ranked as 64th global fortune by Forbes in 2010.
In early 2008, he founded with his sister, the investment fund Ares Life Sciences, with which he bought in late June 2008 a Hungarian company Euromedic, specialized in dialysis, for €800 million. The fund is located in 14 countries, and owns 159 health centers.
During, his youth he discovered the passion for sailing. He won four times the Golden Bowl, the biggest competition in Europe. In 2000, he went to Auckland and saw the America’s cup victory of Team New Zealand. The new challenge is set up for the rich business man: Win the America’s cup. Bertarelli did an important investment of $50 million to constitute the team, called Alinghi. He recruited the best elements from team New Zealand, including the star: the skipper Russell Coutts.
Alinghi won the America’s cup in his first participation. In 2007, he won again, but this time without Russell Coutts.
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Ernesto Bertarelli active positions
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Bertarelli & Cie | Chairman | - |
Waypoint Capital Holdings (Jersey) Ltd.
Waypoint Capital Holdings (Jersey) Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Waypoint Capital Holdings (Jersey) Ltd. operates as a holding company. The company is headquartered in St. Helier, Jersey. | Chairman | - |
Former positions of Ernesto Bertarelli
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UBS | Director/Board Member | 2009-04-14 |
Serono SA
Serono SA Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Serono SA develops products to fight debilitating diseases and other pharmaceutical products. The company has eight biotechnology products on the market and a strong pipeline based on both proteins and small molecules. It's four main Therapeutics Areas are: Reproductive Health, Multiple Sclerosis, Growth & Metabolism, and Dermatology. It focuses on recombinant genetic engineering to develop drugs. The firm also focuses on neurological, metabolic, and human growth disorders. Other products include treatments for growth hormone deficiency, and AIDS-related wasting. The company is headquarterd in Geneva, Switzerland. | President | - |
Team Alinghi SA
Team Alinghi SA Media ConglomeratesConsumer Services Team Alinghi SA operates as a sailing association. The company was founded by Ernesto Bertarelli in 1994 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. | Founder | - |
Merck Serono SA
Merck Serono SA Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Merck Serono SA operates as a holding company in the pharmaceutical field. It engages in the research, development, manufacture, and distribution of therapeutic products for the treatment of human diseases. The company was founded on May 21, 1987 and is headquartered in Coinsins, Switzerland. | President | - |
EMD Serono, Inc.
EMD Serono, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology EMD Serono, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical firm. The firm develops recombinant prescription medicines. Its therapies include neurology and immunology, metabolic endocrinology, fertility, and oncology. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Rockland, MA. | President | - |
Training of Ernesto Bertarelli
Babson College | Undergraduate Degree |
Harvard University | Masters Business Admin |
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Serono SA
Serono SA Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Serono SA develops products to fight debilitating diseases and other pharmaceutical products. The company has eight biotechnology products on the market and a strong pipeline based on both proteins and small molecules. It's four main Therapeutics Areas are: Reproductive Health, Multiple Sclerosis, Growth & Metabolism, and Dermatology. It focuses on recombinant genetic engineering to develop drugs. The firm also focuses on neurological, metabolic, and human growth disorders. Other products include treatments for growth hormone deficiency, and AIDS-related wasting. The company is headquarterd in Geneva, Switzerland. | Health Technology |
Bertarelli & Cie | |
EMD Serono, Inc.
EMD Serono, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology EMD Serono, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical firm. The firm develops recombinant prescription medicines. Its therapies include neurology and immunology, metabolic endocrinology, fertility, and oncology. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Rockland, MA. | Health Technology |
Merck Serono SA
Merck Serono SA Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Merck Serono SA operates as a holding company in the pharmaceutical field. It engages in the research, development, manufacture, and distribution of therapeutic products for the treatment of human diseases. The company was founded on May 21, 1987 and is headquartered in Coinsins, Switzerland. | Health Technology |
UBS AG
UBS AG Investment ManagersFinance UBS AG engages in the provision of financial advisory solutions for private and institutional investors, intermediaries, and wealth management clients. The firm focuses on the areas of wealth and asset management, as well as investment banking. It offers retail investment products, global financing services, investment research, bespoke financing, traditional investments, as well as bonds and equities. The company was founded in 1862 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. | Finance |
Waypoint Capital Holdings (Jersey) Ltd.
Waypoint Capital Holdings (Jersey) Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Waypoint Capital Holdings (Jersey) Ltd. operates as a holding company. The company is headquartered in St. Helier, Jersey. | Finance |
Team Alinghi SA
Team Alinghi SA Media ConglomeratesConsumer Services Team Alinghi SA operates as a sailing association. The company was founded by Ernesto Bertarelli in 1994 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. | Consumer Services |
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