PRESS RELEASE
Geneva, January 10, 2012
Appointment of a New
Chairman of the Executive Committee
Christophe de Backer will be joining the Edmond de Rothschild Group on February 1, 2012, initially as Chairman of the Executive Committee of Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild in Geneva. His appointment was approved by the Board of Directors of Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild at a meeting held in Geneva on January 10, 2012.
Christophe de Backer will join the bank on February 1 and
take up his position as Executive Committee Chairman after
the Annual General Meeting of shareholders on April 26, 2012.
He will also be appointed to the Supervisory Board of La
Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild in Paris.
"I am delighted to welcome Christophe de Backer to our
Group," said Benjamin de Rothschild, Chairman of the Board of
Directors of Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild and Edmond de
Rothschild Holding, the Group's parent company. "In addition
to bringing us a perfect grasp of the private banking and
asset management, he is a highly regarded professional with
great human qualities. He will very quickly play a key role
in our Group, in keeping with our family culture of strong
focus on client service."
For Christophe de Backer, "Joining a family-owned group of
this stature, which is active in two businesses to which I am
particularly attached, is an exceptional opportunity and I am
delighted to seize it."
Christophe de Backer succeeds Claude Messulam, who will
become a Member of the boards of directors of Banque Privée
Edmond de Rothschild and of Edmond de Rothschild Holding. The
Board of Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild expressed its
sincere gratitude to Claude Messulam for his accomplishments
during 21 years at the helm of the bank. Under his
leadership, Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild grew to become
one of Switzerland's leading private banks, recognized as
much for its professionalism as for its performance.
Benjamin de Rothschild added, "I would like to pay tribute to
Claude Messulam for his unstinting loyalty, which is one of
our family's values, and which largely contributed to our
Group's solidity and impeccable reputation."
In 2005, he was appointed Chairman of the Executive Board of
HSBC Private Bank France, overseeing the streamlining of the
group's private banking activities in France.
In 2007, he was named Deputy CEO of HSBC France, before being
promoted to CEO in early 2010.
In recognition of Christophe de Backer's talents, the
HSBC Group appointed him Group General
Manager and Member of HSBC's global Management Committee
in January 2011.
Christophe de Backer's personal interests include involvement
in associations related to the arts and to the creation of
socially responsible companies.
Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild -Valérie Boscat -Tél. + 41 58 818 94 62 ou + 41 79 301 32 88 - vboscat@bper.ch
Groupe Edmond de Rothschild - Charlotte Garnier-Peugeot - Tél. + 41 79 128 54 40
Burson-Marsteller - Corinne Fabre - Tél.+ 33 1 53 43 27 10 - corinne.fabre@bm.com
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About Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild SA
Listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, Banque Privée Edmond de
Rothschild is focused entirely on wealth management for
private and institutional clients, and devises solutions
designed to preserve assets with a view to handing them down
to future generations. The Bank offers expertise in
alternative as well as traditional management. Its experience
with funds of hedge funds dates back more than 40 years.
Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild is the Swiss branch of the
Edmond de Rothschild Group, which employs over 2,700 people
worldwide. At 30 June 2011 Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild
and its subsidiaries reported a consolidated net profit of
CHF 71.8 million, up from the year-earlier period. Assets
under management totalled CHF 92.1 billion, placing us among
the top 10 wealth management companies in Switzerland.
Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild is headquartered in Geneva
and has branches, affiliates and representative offices in
Fribourg, Lausanne, Lugano, Hong Kong, Luxembourg, Monaco,
Nassau, London, Dubai, Montevideo and Taipei.
Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild SA
18 rue de Hesse
1204 Genève - Suisse
Tél +41 (0)58 818 91 11 www.edmond-de-rothschild.ch
Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild -Valérie Boscat -Tél. + 41 58 818 94 62 ou + 41 79 301 32 88 - vboscat@bper.ch
Groupe Edmond de Rothschild - Charlotte Garnier-Peugeot - Tél. + 41 79 128 54 40
Burson-Marsteller - Corinne Fabre - Tél.+ 33 1 53 43 27 10 - corinne.fabre@bm.com
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