Occupation Banker, philanthropist Parents Alain de Rothschild | Title Baron Grandparent Robert de Rothschild | |
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Born October 3, 1940 (age 76) ( 1940-10-03 ) New York City Spouse(s) Maria-Beatrice Caracciolo Di Forino Relatives Élie de Rothschild (uncle)
Pierre Rosenberg (brother-in-law) Great-grandparents Gustave de Rothschild, Cécile Anspach Similar Alain de Rothschild, David René de Rothschild, Édouard de Rothschild | ||
Baron Éric Alain Robert David de Rothschild (born October 3, 1940) is a French banker and philanthropist.
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Early life
Éric de Rothschild was born in October 3, 1940 in New York City. His father was Alain de Rothschild. His uncle was Élie de Rothschild.
Career
He took over the management of Château Lafite Rothschild from his uncle in 1973.
He is the chairman of the UK Private Banking & Trust. He is on the supervisory board of Paris Orléans, which manages €28.3 billion of assets.
He was listed as a beneficiary of an offshore account by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which released the full list of companies and individuals in the Panama Papers on 10 May 2016.
Philanthropy
He is the honorary president of the Grand Synagogue of Paris.
He has been the chairman of the Shoah Memorial, a museum about The Holocaust in Paris, since 2001. In 2012, he called for the teaching of the Holocaust in French schools, to combat antisemitism and all forms of racism.
Personal life
He is married to Maria-Beatrice Caracciolo Di Forino, a painter.