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Serge Weinberg

French businessman

Serge Weinberg (born 10 February 1951) is a French businessman. He is the founder and chairman of Weinberg Capital Partners, an investment firm.2

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Born Feb 10, 1951.1

Companies

Early life and education

  • 1974 to 1976École nationale d'administration3
  • Date not recordedParis Institute of Political Studies3

Weinberg trained as a civil servant, after graduating with a bachelor's degree in Law from the University of Paris and from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris. He studied at the École nationale d'administration, the French School for Civil Service.

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Career

Occupation: businessperson, entrepreneur.6

  • Since 2025President5
  • 2010 to 2023Chairperson5
  • Date not recordedBoard member, Sanofi4

Career in the public sector

Weinberg started his career as a civil servant in the French administration (1976–81), before becoming chief of staff to Budget Minister Laurent Fabius (1981–82).

Career in the private sector

Weinberg later held several management positions at FR3 and Havas. In 1990, after three years as General Manager with investment bank Pallas Groupe, he joined the Pinault Group as CEO of CFAO. Next, he was appointed CEO of Rexel (1991–95). From 1995 to 2005, he was chairman of the management board of PPR, the largest non-food retailer in Europe and the third largest multi-brand luxury goods company in the world.

He is the chairman of Sanofi, a French pharmaceutical firm, known for its prescription products such as Lantus insulin.

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Corporate boards

Accor, Non-Executive Chairman of the Board

Schneider Electric, Member of the Board of Directors

Fnac, Member of the Board of Directors

Artémis, Member of the Board of Directors

Gucci, Member of the Board of Directors

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Personal life

  • BornFeb 10, 1951, Boulogne-Billancourt7
  • CitizenshipFrance8
  • SpouseFélicité Herzog married 20139

Awards

  • Date not recordedCommander of the Legion of Honour10

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