Jean Claude Gandur
Born (1949-02-18) 18 February 1949
Grasse, France
NationalitySwiss
Alma materUniversity of Lausanne and Pantheon-Sorbonne University
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFormer Chairman and CEO of Addax Petroleum

Jean Claude Gandur (born 18 February 1949)[1] is a French-born Swiss businessman, philanthropist and art collector.[2]

Early life

Jean Claude Gandur was born in Grasse, France in 1949.[3] He spent his childhood in Alexandria, Egypt until the age of 12, when his family moved to Switzerland.[4] Gandur studied law and political science at the University of Lausanne and history at Pantheon-Sorbonne University.[3]

Career

In 1976 Gandur joined raw materials trader Philipp Brothers (later Phibro) and worked for the company's Zug subsidiary for eight years. In 1987, Gandur founded the Addax and Oryx Group (AOG) which focused on oil production in Africa, primarily Nigeria.[5] He was chairman and CEO of Addax Petroleum until its takeover by Sinopec Group in August 2009 for US$7.3 billion.[6][7]

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.[6]

In July 2020, Gandur resigned from the board of directors at Oryx Petroleum, following a change in control.[8]

Gandur was named Commander of the National Order of Benin, has a diplomatic passport from Senegal, and was the honorary consul for the Republic of Congo in Geneva for ten years.[5]

Art

In 2018, Gandur was part of the jury for the Marcel Duchamp Prize.[9] 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.[10]

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.[11][12]

References

  1. ↑ "Profile: Addax and Oryx Group". LPT. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Georgina Adam (18 June 2021). "Jean-Claude Gandur: 'My collection is also an instrument of education'". financialtimes.com. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Jean Claude Gandur". Fg-art.org. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Agathe Duparc (18 June 2011). "Jean-Claude Gandur raconte sa passion pour les pièces d'antiquité". lemonde.fr. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  5. 1 2 Christopher Helman (28 September 2007). "Trouble Is My Business". forbes.com. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Forbes profile: Jean Claude Gandur". 2 March 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Le pétrolier Oryx licencie 40% de ses effectifs suisses". Tribune de Genève (in French). Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  8. ↑ "Oryx Petroleum Announces Change in Control". Newswire. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "Clément Cogitore wins 2018 Marcel Duchamp Prize". Artforum. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  10. ↑ Mechtild Rössler (2018). "World Heritage and illicit trade". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "Genève peut entrer dans le top 10 des musées d'Europe | Tribune de Genève". archive.wikiwix.com. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
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