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Serge Weinberg

Partner and Chairman of Weinberg Capital Partners

  • Serge Weinberg started his career as a civil servant in the French administration (1976-81), before becoming « Chef de cabinet » (private principal secretary) to the Budget Minister (1981-82). Then, he held several management positions at FR3 and Havas.
  • In 1990, after three years as General Manager with investment bank Pallas Groupe, he joined the Pinault Group as CEO of CFAO. Next, he was appointed CEO of Rexel (1991-95). From 1995 to 2005, he served as Chairman of the Management Board of PPR, the largest non-food retailer in Europe and the third largest multibrand luxury goods company in the world. In 2005, he founded Weinberg Capital Partners.
  • Serge Weinberg is Chairman of the Board of Sanofi-Aventis, Director of Schneider Electric, Fnac and Gucci. He is a member of various governmental advisory boards.
  • Serge Weinberg was trained as a Civil Servant after graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Law from the University of Paris and from Sciences-Po Paris (Paris Institute of Political Sciences). He studied at Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA), the French School for Civil Service.