Residence Singapore Nationality Switzerland | Name Bernard Sabrier | |
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Occupation Chairman of Unigestion | ||
Bernard Sabrier, born on 12 February 1953, is a Swiss businessman. He is currently chairman of Unigestion and CEO of Unigestion Asia Pte Ltd.
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Early career
From 1972 to 1973, Sabrier studied in France and Switzerland while attending training at Paribas in Geneva. Then he started his career with Paribas and later worked at Renault Finance from 1975 to 1976. In 1976, Bernard Sabrier became the majority shareholder of Unigestion.
Unigestion
In 1988, he took control of BSI (Banca della Svizzera Italiana) which was sold 3 years later. In 1996, he sold Unigestion bank to the Republic National Bank, led by Edmond Safra, and became a director until 1999 all while maintaining his position at Unigestion. Later, Republic National Bank is resold to HSBC. He retained his presidency at Unigestion and in 2007 and created Unigestion Asia PTE Ltd., where he is currently CEO.
Other Positions
Sabrier acted as director on the boards of several large European companies and is currently a member of the board of Nestlé Capital Management (United Kingdom).
He is also a member of the investment committee of the Pierre and Marie Curie University Partnership Foundation.
Charity Work
Bernard Sabrier is the founder and president of Children Action, a charitable foundation for disadvantaged children throughout the world. He is also a founding member of Mamco, the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Geneva.