The entrepreneur

Bertarelli is Italian origin and received at the age from 24 Swiss nationality. It visited among other things the Babson college in Boston and the Harvard Business School, where it received its MBA. It lives father of two children married in Geneva, is and.

In accordance with the restaurant magazine balance it was 2004 with approx. 9-10 billion CHF fortune the fourth-richest person resident in Switzerland. After the Forbes list 2005 it applies however with rank 78 as richest Swiss at all.

The Segler

Sail-inspired since its earliest childhood, Bertarelli participated in some matches both on lake and on the Geneva lake. It buildup with the dream to participate in the America's Cup and win this. It achieved its goal in the year 2003 - it segelte as a navigator on the Alinghi into all running also.

1998 it won the Sardinia Cup, five times the Bol D' Or in the years 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 and terminated the Fastnet Race 1999 as the third. It won 2001 the 12M world championships and the Swedish match Cup 2002 in Marstrand as crew member and the Farr 40 world championships 2001 as an attendant.

he built one for 1999 the fastest and most radical Katamarane of the world for inland waters. A sail surface of 376 square meters and a total weight (inclusive sails and crew weight) of 1.850 kilograms has the 12.5 meters long Alinghi IV.

Bertarellis strategies for strengthening a leading position agree relative for the Segelsport and the guidance of an enterprise the factors speed and application of most modern technologies. "„If you my boat see, you mine style of leadership will understand "“, say Bertarelli.

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