André_Hoffmann_(businessman)

André Hoffmann (businessman)

André Hoffmann (businessman)

Swiss businessman

André Hoffmann (born 31 May 1958) is a Swiss billionaire businessman, environmentalist and philanthropist.

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The great-grandson of Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche who founded the drug company Roche Holding in 1896,[1] he currently is the vice-chairman of the company.[2] As of November 2020, his estimated net worth is US$5.71 billion[3]

As a philanthropist, he has been an advocate for sustainability and environmental protection,[4] serving as International Vice-president of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) from 2007 to 2017.[5]

Early life

Born on 31 May 1958 in Basel, Switzerland,[6] André Hoffmann is the son of Daria Hoffmann-Razumovsky and Luc Hoffmann, a conservationist and philanthropist.[7]

He studied economics at the University of St. Gallen,[8] and holds an MBA from INSEAD, completed in 1990.[9]

Career

In 1991, André Hoffmann joined Nestlé UK. Three years later, he established a family office specialized in wealth management.[10]

In 1996, he became a member of the board of Roche holding, the world's second-largest pharmaceutical company, established by his grandfather.[11]

He currently owns 1.5% of the company and is Vice Chairman - a position he has held since 2006.[12]

He is on the board of Genentech, a fully owned subsidiary based in San Francisco, California.[12]

An early investor in the Maryland-based start-up Inovalon, which manages and analyses healthcare data,[9] and is a non-executive director.[8]

He is a member of the Club of Rome, a member of the board of Trustees of the World Economic Forum,[13] a member the Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in San Francisco, and a member of the board of SystemIQ, a company that intends to “drive positive disruption in economic systems”.[14]

Philanthropy

Nature preservation

André Hoffmann is an environmentalist,[15] involved in a number of nonprofit organizations and initiatives related to sustainability and nature conservation.

In 1998, he joined the WWF and served as vice-president of the organization from 2007 to 2017.[16]

Since 2010, he has been president of the MAVA Foundation, a major foundation in the field of nature preservation.[17]

In 2016, he becomes President of Fondation Tour du Valat, a French research institute dedicated to Mediterranean wetland conservation.[18]

He has also been on the boards of Wetlands International, Global Footprint Network and FIBA.[14]

Education

In August 2018, Hoffmann and his wife Rosalie made a €40 million commitment to INSEAD, establishing the Hoffmann Global Institute for Business and Society.[19] He is currently the chairman of its advisory board.[20]

Other board memberships and positions

Hoffmann is also:

  • A member of the Club of Rome[21]
  • Vice-chairman of the Board at the Venture Foundation[22]
  • Chairman of the Board of the Capitals Coalition Board[23]
  • A member of The Royal Institute of International Affairs[8] and Senior Adviser at Chatham House, its think tank[24]

Personal life

Hoffmann is married to Rosalie Coombe-Tennant[25] and has four children.

He owns several vineyards. In 2017, he purchased the domain Jayer Gilles in Burgundy, which became Hoffmann Jayer, with an emphasis on environment and nature preservation.[26] He also owns Domain Pierre Latine in Yvorne, Switzerland[27] and domain Alpamanta in Argentina.[28]

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    Lecomte, Christian (6 December 2017). "Philippe Gex, un vin d'honneur". Le Temps (in French). Retrieved 28 November 2020.
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