Barclays announced on Tuesday that it has appointed Gérald Mathieu as Head of Private Bank Europe, Monaco and Switzerland, with immediate effect.
Gérald Mathieu joined Barclays in 2010 and previously led the Barclays Private Bank team in Monaco before becoming CEO of Barclays Bank Switzerland.
In his role of Head of Private Bank Europe, Monaco and Switzerland, Mr Mathieu will retain his existing responsibilities as CEO of Barclays Bank Switzerland and work closely with senior leadership across Europe on extending Barclays Private Bank’s reach and capabilities in the region. Before joining Barclays, Mr Mathieu was Head of Private Banking at UBS for the Paris region. He has also held senior roles as Head of Sales at Merrill Lynch and Private/Corporate Clients Director at BNP Paribas.
Gérald Mathieu’s appointment follows the announcement earlier in August that Jean-Christophe Gerard has been appointed CEO of Barclays Private Bank.
“Gérald has deep and credible experience in the industry, underpinned by a strong affinity to our European and international client base, making him well placed to lead Barclays Private Bank in Europe,” said Jean-Christophe Gerard. “I look forward to working with Gérald as we drive the private bank forward in its next phase of growth in Europe.”
Gérald Mathieu added: “I look forward to leading Barclays Private Bank in Europe where it is well positioned for growth as we continue to explore and extend our reach in the region. The pandemic has accelerated clients’ needs and expectations, highlighting the importance of being partnered with a quality private bank able to provide tailored solutions and specialised services across international booking platforms.”
Sportel Monaco postponed, Awards to go ahead in October
As travel restrictions force a cascade of trade fair cancellations across the globe, the organisers of Sportel Monaco have managed to postpone the event by only four months and push ahead with the October Awards.
The international trade fair, which specialises in media rights, sports content and technologies, was due to be held in the Principality from 26th to 28th October 2020 and will now be held from 22nd to 24th February 2021 at the Grimaldi Forum Monaco.
The news comes as many countries, particularly in Europe, tighten restrictions and impose new rules on travellers coming to and from France. Some large international companies have also imposed a travel ban on all their employees until the end of the year.
“Giving up is not part of my vocabulary, but given the travel restrictions it is impossible to maintain our event in October,” said Deputy Vice-President Laurent Puons. “The easy way out would have been to cancel the event altogether, but the economics of sports business cannot be put on hold for too long. Convinced that this economy will fully regain its rights in the coming months, we owe it to ourselves to be there when the time comes.”
According to organiser Monaco Mediax, it was difficult to find new dates for Sportel Monaco in the face of a 2021 calendar already saturated with trade fairs and conventions.
Nonetheless, the event will take place at the Grimaldi Forum Monaco, in its classic format, offering even more varied services to facilitate discussions.
“The concept of a 100% digital or hybrid event is not suited to our event, which above all promotes exchanges and networking,” said Laurent Puons. “Sportel is the largest meeting platform for all players in international sport business.”
The organiser is therefore opting for “solid and transparent communication plans in order to reassure participants and exhibitors, and maintain their confidence to welcome them in 2021.”
While the Sportel Monaco trade fair will be postponed, the Sportel Awards will go ahead as planned from 26th to 28th October 2020 at the Grimaldi Forum.
Placed under the Honorary Presidency of HSH Prince Albert II, Sportel Awards recognises the best sporting achievements of the year at a prestigious ceremony open to the public and in the presence of many great sporting champions. Sportel Awards also includes a program of events dedicated to the public, where fans can meet their favourite sporting heroes.
The full Sportel Awards program will be unveiled in the coming weeks. Photo: 2019 Sportel Awards, courtesy Sportel Monaco
The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and the Princess Charlene Foundation have joined forces to raise awareness about the dangers of plastic pollution.
As part of the Prince’s Foundation’s ongoing mission to raise awareness of the challenges of preserving the marine environment, they approached the Princess Charlene Foundation to jointly carry out to a morning of awareness events prior to the Water Bike Challenge on Saturday 12th September, organised by the Princesse’s Foundation.
Participants in both Monaco and the port of Calvi on the island of Corsica took time out to collect masses of garbage that had settled in or near the sea. The Animal Fund, the Monegasque Association for the Protection of Nature, Eco Angels, Stars’N’Bars, the Monegasque Sanitation Company (SMA), divers of the Underwater Explorations Club of Monaco, the Corps des Sapeurs-Pompiers de Monaco, the Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince and the Oceanographic Institute all took part in the event on the Monaco side together with the Foundation and were able to collect and characterise the found waste.
The top three culprits found on land were cigarette butts – of which there were nearly 1,400, food packaging and various pieces of plastic waste. Under the sea, it was an entirely different matter. There, some 70 bottles, 100 pieces of glass, 120 pieces of scrap metal, nylon fishing line and a scooter were fished out.
In Calvi, the Corscian Association Mare Vivu, in conjunction with the BeMed initiative, carried out an awareness campaign that included a workshop aimed at encouraging young people to make works of art from collected and disinfected plastic waste.
A more technical workshop was also held which gave Prince Albert II a chance to see an experiment by Mare Vivu involving the local recycling of plastics collected on the beaches.
Plastic pollution is one of the most serious environmental problems affecting our seas today. Every minute, the equivalent of a garbage truck is dumped into the water, threatening both marine life and our health. The Mediterranean is particularly vulnerable as it is semi-closed and supports heavy maritime traffic, further amplifying the threats to it. Both the Prince and Princess’s foundations are active in their support of environmental programmes aimed at protecting the sea.
Organisers of the 4th global CC Forum, whose aim is to gather investors interested in “making the world a better place”, say the event is going ahead as planned later this month at the Fairmont Hotel in Monaco.
Under the patronage of Prince Albert II, the CC Forum will take place on the 24th and 25th September with a theme of ‘Investment in sustainable development’. The event is a global platform that will highlight the “urgent need for humanity to come up with consistent solutions if we want to preserve our planet as we know it today.”
The forum is assembling impact investors, philanthropists, policy makers, and high-profile individuals to discuss topics pertinent to the environmental sectors of the world’s economies. On the agenda, presenters will speak out on renewable energy, climate change, healthcare, philanthropy, emerging technologies and government strategies. It will also feature the ‘Sustainability tycoon investors session’, which will put money people together with ideas people to make things happen.
High-flyers such as Deborah Montaperto, Managing Director at Morgan Stanley PWM, environmental author and campaigner Stanley Johnson and EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Viginijus Sinkevicius are all on the agenda to attend.
The grand finale of the forum is the Investors gala dinner and awards giving ceremony on Friday 25th. World-famous Spanish opera singer, conductor and arts administrator Placido Domingo is scheduled to perform, making the evening very special indeed.
The Cabinet of President Stéphane Valeri is now composed of a completely female team for the first time in National Council history.
Earlier this month, the National Council underwent several internal promotions. Sébastien Siccardi, former member of the president’s Cabinet, was given the duty of Secretary General of the Assembly, following the appointment of Philippe Mouly as Secretary General of the Judicial Services Department.
Stepping into his position as Legal Affairs Officer in the Cabinet is Camille Quilico-Borgia, former Head of Division at the National Council.
The restructure means that, for the first time in National Council history, the Cabinet is now an exclusively female team.
Virginie Cotta is Chief of Staff, while Elodie Kheng is in charge of Economic and Financial Affairs, Maryse Battaglia takes care of Social Affairs, Karine Marquet is in charge of International Affairs and Camille Quilico-Borgia steps in for Legal Affairs.
The various appointments took effect on 1st September 2020.
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