Ariane de Rothschild

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Ariane de Rothschild, May 2009

Ariane de Rothschild, (born Ariane Langner in 1965 in San Salvador), is vice-president of Edmond de Rothschild Holding SA since 1999. She is the wife of Baron Benjamin de Rothschild with whom she has four daughters.[1]

Early life and religion

Ariane de Rothschild was born in El Salvador to a father who was a senior executive at an international pharmaceutical firm. By the time she was 18 she had lived in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo), Colombia and Bangladesh.[2] Spending her formative years outside of Europe left a deep imprint: "Life in very poor countries, in which most of the people are waging a daily struggle to survive and in which there is often nothing to eat, creates a different set of values, even if you yourself are white and live relatively well. You learn to appreciate what you have.[2]

Although her husband is of Jewish background (the son of a Jewish father and a French mother who converted to Judaism), Ariane de Rothschild is not Jewish.[2] She declares that she does not believe in God and has never considered conversion: "I have no problem with any religion but I do not belong to any of them."[2] Her daughters are being raised to choose what religion that they see fit: "We are a home in which there are many possibilities, from celebrating Christmas to observing Shabbat.[2] I constantly tell Benjamin that the girls will be able to choose their religion as they wish, because they are familiar with the possibilities."[2]

However, she remains deeply committed to Israel: "Israel is very precious to me. It is totally ingrained in the family, part of the legacy, part of the DNA. We are all particularly committed to Israel."[2]

Education

Ariane de Rothschild holds a MBA from Pace University in New York.

Career

First broker at Société Générale in New York, she joined the U.S. insurance group AIG, to make it enter the French and European markets. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the private banks Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild in France and Banque privée Edmond de Rothschild in Switzerland. She's also president of the Board of Directors of the financial and environmental consultancy BeCitizen.

Foundations

She takes care of the Edmond de Rothschild Foundations,[3] dedicated to arts and culture, health and research, environment, social entrepreneurship and intercultural dialogue. She supports university projects in Israel. She chairs the Ariane de Rothschild Foundation, based in Madrid, which sponsors the annual Ariane de Rothschild Art Prize, a contemporary art prize.

The Ariane de Rothschild Fellows Program, in partnership with Columbia Business School, University of Cambridge and ESSEC, aims to develop a network of social entrepreneurs with an interest in fostering a culture of mutual respect and dialogue among Jewish and Muslim communities.

Art of living

She is in charge of non-financial activities of the Edmond de Rothschild Group, among other wine properties in Bordeaux (Château Clarke, Chateau Malmaison, Château des Laurets), Spain (Vega Sicilia Rothschild), South Africa (Rupert Rothschild) and Argentina (Dassault Rothschild).[4] She manages Le Domaine du Mont d'Arbois, a resort in Megève.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Corriere della Sera: "Interview with Baroness Benjamin de Rothschild" retrieved April 1, 2012
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Hareetz: "The game of the name" By Eytan Avriel and Tali Heruti-Sover November 5, 2010
  3. ↑ http://www.ebdrf.com/
  4. ↑ http://www.indianwineacademy.com/item_3_291.aspx "Third Front in wine of Rothschilds" (Indian Wine Academy)
  5. ↑ http://www.domainedumontdarbois.com/

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