Serge weinberg biography

Serge Weinberg founded Weinberg Capital Partners along with Philippe Kloconas in 2005.

Before embarking on his career as a business leader and entrepreneur, Serge held a number of higher civil service positions.

He joined the Havas group in 1983 as CEO, and then Chairman, of Havas Tourisme.

In 1987, Serge was named CEO of Pallas Finance, a trust company focused on mergers and acquisitions.

He advised François Pinault for the acquisition of a stake in CFAO.

In 1990, Serge joined the Pinault group, which became PPR and then Kering, as Chairman and CEO of CDME, later renamed Rexel, where he implemented an active external growth strategy, completing some 40 acquisitions of local, and often family-owned, companies.

He thus doubled Rexel’s size between 1991 and 1995, also achieving a twofold increase in profit and market capitalization. In 1995, Serge was appointed Chairman of Pinault and went on to give the group a strong international focus.

In 1999, alongside François Pinault, he o