Jean Claude Gandur
Jean Claude Gandur | |
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Born | Grasse, France | 18 February 1949
Nationality | Swiss |
Alma mater | University of Lausanne and Pantheon-Sorbonne University |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | Former Chairman and CEO of Addax Petroleum |
Jean Claude Gandur (born 18 February 1949)[1] is a French-born Swiss businessman.
Early life[]
Jean Claude Gandur was born in Grasse, France in 1949.[2] Gandur studied law and political science at the University of Lausanne and history at Pantheon-Sorbonne University.[2]
Career[]
Gandur started as an oil trader. He was chairman and CEO of Addax Petroleum until its takeover by Sinopec Group in August 2009 for US$7.3 billion.[3]
His new Toronto-listed oil company Oryx Petroleum held its IPO in 2013, and it is developing large oilfields in Iraqi Kurdistan. As of March 2015, his net worth was estimated at $2.1 billion.[3]
In July 2020, Gandur resigned from the board of directors at Oryx Petroleum, following a change in control.[4]
Art[]
In 2018, Gandur was part of the jury for the Marcel Duchamp Prize.[5] Gandur, who works with international organizations as an art collector, participated in an interview regarding the correct provenance of objects for sale in April 2018.[6]
In January 2019 Gandur, together with other private donors and some countries, made a donation totalling USD 75,5 million for the safeguarding of cultural heritage sites in Iraq and Mali.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Profile: Addax and Oryx Group". LPT. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Jean Claude Gandur". Fg-art.org. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Forbes profile: Jean Claude Gandur". 2 March 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Oryx Petroleum Announces Change in Control". Newswire. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Clément Cogitore wins 2018 Marcel Duchamp Prize". Artforum. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ Mechtild Rössler (2018). "World Heritage and illicit trade". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Aliph, the global fund to protect cultural heritage, announces its first projects in Iraq and Mali". The Art Newspaper. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- 1949 births
- Living people
- Swiss businesspeople
- Swiss billionaires
- Swiss chief executives
- People from Grasse
- University of Lausanne alumni