Ernesto Bertarelli
Born on: 22nd Sep 65
Born in: Switzerland
Marital status: Married
Occupation: Serono, Kedge Capital, Alinghi
Gained fame from his discovery of a natural hormone used in the treatment of female infertility, Ernesto Bertarelli is a growing Swiss-Italian billionaire and is world’s 81st richest person. Ernesto became CEO of his father’s company Serono in 1996 and took the revenues of the company from $809 million in 1996 to $2.8 billion in 2006. In acknowledgment of his achievement, Bertarelli has been given the Légion d’Honneur by President Jacques Chirac of France. He has also launched an investment firm Ares Life Sciences 2008 and has invested $680 million in healthcare companies. Apart from interest in biotechnology Bertarelli also founded the yachting syndicate Team Alinghi in 2000 that won the Louis Vuitton Cup in 2003 .Ernesto got married to former 1988 Miss UK and song-writer Kirsty Roper and the couple has three children. His wife is currently ranked as the UK’s richest woman.Berarelli lives in Gstaad with his family and also likes to spend time in their house on the shores of Lake Geneva.
