Last Updated: 21 May, 2023 | Views: 176
Age: 58
Profession: Business Men
Other Profession(s): Businessperson
Famous For: Serono Alinghi America's Cup Bertarelli Foundation
Higher Education: Graduated
Net Worth: $20.2 billion
About (Profile/Biography):
Ernesto Bertarelli, born on September 22, 1965, is a Swiss-Italian businessman and philanthropist. Bertarelli has achieved remarkable success and recognition for his contribution to the business world and his philanthropic endeavors.
Ernesto Bertarelli's Professional Career:
Bertarelli joined Serono, a pharmaceutical business his grandparents started in the late 1980s.
As CEO, he oversaw Serono's rise into one of the top biotechnology firms in the world, specializing in therapies for multiple sclerosis, growth abnormalities, and infertility.
One of the most significant purchase in the pharmaceutical sector occurred when Bertarelli sold Serono to Merck KGaA, a German pharmaceutical business, in 2006.
Ernesto Bertarelli's Awards and Honors:
In 2003, he received the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
In addition, Bertarelli has received praise for his pioneering work in biotechnology and his commitment to promoting medical research.
Ernesto Bertarelli's Philanthropy:
Bertarelli and his wife Kirsty established the Bertarelli Foundation.
The foundation supports scientific research, marine conservation, and education initiatives.
They have generously funded research initiatives, scholarships, and conservation activities, among other causes.
Ernesto Bertarelli's Personal Life:
While on vacation in Italy in 1997, Bertarelli met Kirsty Roper, a composer, and former Miss UK for the year 1988. The pair wed in 2000; they are parents to three kids. In October 2021, the couple announced their divorce. The couple had a home in Gstaad and frequently visited their lakefront residence.
The hull of Bertarelli's new yacht, Project55, was launched by Appledore Shipbuilders in December 2008. It was finished as Vava II by Devonport Engineering Consortium Ltd in Plymouth in February 2012.
