Robert L. Genillard

Robert L. Genillard, born in Lausanne in 1929, is a Swiss businessman. His activities spanned both the fields of finance and industry. After graduate studies in economics and finance, he started a financial career in New York. In 1954, he joined White Weld & Co., one of the oldest and leading American investment banking firms, acquired by Merrill Lynch in 1977. He became a general partner of White, Weld & Co.in 1958 and a member of its Management Committee in 1964. He moved to Europe to establish in the early 1960’s, as Chairman and Chief Executive, the firm of Credit Suisse White Weld which was to become Credit Suisse First Boston.

Genillard is regarded as one of the main architects and developers of the Eurocapital market in which the firm he led played a dominant role. His professional writings and accomplishments have been widely published. During the last twenty years, Genillard has also been quite active in industry, notably with ties – since 1970 – to the Thyssen-Bornemisza Group, an industrial employing some 20.000 people worldwide at the time, having led the parent company, TBG Holdings N.V. as its Chief Executive from 1977 to 1983, and having served as Deputy Chairman of its Supervisory Board between 1971 and 1994.

Since 1983, his principal activity has been as an independent corporate director and investor. He has served as a director or advisor on the boards of various companies of international significance, among which Alusuisse (Vice-Chairman), American Express [cite web
publisher=American Express
title="Board of Directors"
year=2000
url=http://www.onlineproxy.com/amex/2001/ar/corp_bd.html
accessdate=4/9/2007] Company, Cabot International Board, Clariden Bank ( Now Clariden Leu) (Founder-Chairman – Honorary Chairman), Compagnie des Machines Bull, Credit Suisse Group (Vice-Chairman), Credit Suisse [cite web
publisher=Crédit Suisse
title="Credit Suisse Board"
year=1998
url=http://www.credit-suisse.com/investors/doc/csg_f_p4.pdf
accessdate=4/9/2007] (Vice-Chairman), Credit Suisse First Boston (Vice-Chairman), Corning Inc. (now Director Emeritus), Honeywell International, Novartis, and Société des Bains de Mer.

References

* "Fortune", December 1967, Our first Real International Bankers.
* "Business Week", April 4, 1970 : Where the money talk is multilingual.
* "Euromoney International Monetary Fund" issue 1971, The future of the International Capital Market.
* "Opera Mundi Europe", 21 November 1967, Vers un marché européen des capitaux.
* World Economic Forum, Davos, February 7, 1977: Financial Strategies and Competitiveness.
* "Euromoney" June 1999 by David Shereff: Heroes and Villains.
* Agefi, 16 0ctobre 1997: Classement des plus importants administrateurs de Suisse.
* American Petroleum Institute, Annual Financial Conference 1976: A European view of international financial and political trends.
* Stamford Research Institute, International Industrial Conference, September 22, 1981: External influences and strategic management.
* Centre d’Etudes Monétaires, Genève, 13 novembre 1975: L’ Adaptation des instruments du marché international des capitaux aux nouvelles réalités économiques.
* The Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, May 18, 1967: The European Capital Market: Unification or Internationalization.
* Federal Trust for Education and Research, London. November 23, 1966: The working of the Eurobond market.
* Chambre Nationale des Conseillers Financiers, Paris.22 mai 1967: Le marché des Euro-obligations.