David Rothschild (de)

Rothschild Group Chairman. He has been in the business for 40 years and has worked in different branches of the family firm. In 1981, Banque Rothschild, the company originally founded by James de Rothschild in 1812 under the name De Rothschild Frères, was nationalised by the French government. A regrouping was led by David de Rothschild and his cousin, and they finally secured the right to operate a new banking business under the family name in 1986. He also sits on the boards of Casino and Compagnie Financière Martin Maurel. He is also President of the Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah.