Gerardo Braggiotti (born c. 1953) is an Italian banker. A former Deputy Chairman of Lazard, he is the Chief Executive Officer of Gruppo Banca Leonardo.
Gerardo Braggiotti | |
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 Braggiotti in 2001 | |
| Born | c. 1953 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po (Paris, France), University of Milan (PhD in Law) |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Known for | Former Deputy Chairman of Lazard, Chief Executive Officer of Gruppo Banca Leonardo |
| Children | 2 daughters |
Early life
editGerardo Braggiotti was born circa 1953,[1] to Enrico Braggiotti, born in Turkey to an ancient Venetian family that had moved to the Ottoman Empire, and Magda Ester de Portu, born in Paris to a Levantine family of Sephardic origin. He graduated from Sciences Po in Paris, France.[1] He received a PhD in Law from the University of Milan.[1] He is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.[1]
Career
editBraggiotti began his career at General Electric, an American energy corporation, in Milan, Italy.[1] He then worked for Arthur Andersen, an American accounting firm, in London for four years.[1] Later, he worked at Mediobanca, an Italian investment bank, for fifteen years.[1] He joined Lazard in 1998,[1] and was its Deputy Chairman until 2005.[2][3]
Since 2006,[1] he has been the Chief Executive Officer of Gruppo Banca Leonardo.[4] In 2015, he sold Banca Leonardo to the US investment firm Houlihan Lokey,[5] who in turn sold it to Crédit Agricole in 2017.[6][7] In 2017, he launched the equity fund Sprint Italy.[8]
In February 2019, he became Goldman Sachs' country advisor for Italy.[9]
Personal life
editHe is married and has two daughters.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Gerardo Braggioti, Bloomberg Business
- ^ Heather Timmons, Top Executive at Lazard Said to Resign in Job Dispute, The New York Times, June 3, 2005
- ^ David Litterick, Senior banker quits revamped Lazard, The Daily Telegraph, June 16, 2005
- ^ Chris Hughes, Scheherazade Daneshkhu, Braggiotti must show the brand is bigger than he is, Financial Times, May 25, 2008,
- ^ "Italian-U.S. Sale: Italian Investment Bank Leonardo Goes American". www.handelsblatt.com. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ^ magazine, Le Point (2017-11-07). "Crédit agricole met la main sur Banca Leonardo". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ^ "Blog | Banca Leonardo passa al Credit Agricole: ecco perché il colosso francese si è preso la banca di Braggiotti". The Insider (in Italian). 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ^ bebeez, Pubblicato da (2017-05-30). "Braggiotti lancia la Spac Sprint Italy insieme a Fineurop". BeBeez.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ^ "Gerardo Braggiotti diventa advisor di Goldman Sachs". Il Sole 24 ORE (in Italian). 15 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
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