Baron Benjamin de Rothschild, chairman of the board of directors of Edmond de Rothschild Holding SA, died on Friday at the age of 57, according to a press release sent by his family.
The son of Edmond and Nadine de Rothschild, at the head of the group since his father's death in 1997, succumbed to a heart attack.
“Ariane de Rothschild and her daughters are extremely sad to announce the death of their husband and father, Benjamin de Rothschild, following a heart attack at the family home in Pregny (Switzerland) on the afternoon of January 15, 2021, ”the family said in a statement.
The man was the father of four children.
The Franco-Swiss group Rothschild Holding SA, the umbrella entity of the Edmond de Rothschild Group and headquartered in Geneva, specializes in private banking and asset management.
The value of the assets managed by the group amounts to 173 billion Swiss francs.
It has no connection with the Franco-British investment bank Rothschild and Co.
A funeral in privacy
Ranked among the largest French fortunes according to the magazine Challenges, Benjamin de Rothschild, one of the wealthiest members of his family, has not left this ranking since 1998. In 2019, they were in 22nd position in 2019 In the same year, he occupied the 1349th place in the ranking of the American magazine Forbes.
The baron's funeral is scheduled for the next few days.
They will take place in the strictest family privacy, at the request of his relatives.