Andreas Zivy

Andreas Zivy (born October 19, 1955) is a Swiss businessman based in Binningen, Switzerland. He is the current chairman of Swiss agribusiness Ameropa Holding AG.[1][2]

Andreas Zivy
Born
Andreas Zivy

(1955-10-19) October 19, 1955
Binningen, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
OccupationBusinessman
Years active1978–present
Known forAmeropa Holding
Ameropa Foundation

Biography

Zivy was born in Basel in 1955. He completed his school education at Humanistic Secondary School, Basel.[3] He attended Instituts d'études politiques in Paris where he received his master's degree in political science, in 1978.

Career

After graduation, Zivy worked for Bunge, in Brazil for two years. In 1980, he joined Ameropa Holding, his family business established in 1948, as the Office Head at Ameropa, France.[4] In 1986, Zivy became the Vice President of Ameropa AG in Basel. By 1995 he was appointed the CEO of Ameropa AG and a member of the board of directors.[5]

In 2001, Andreas Zivy co-founded the Ameropa Foundation, which is focused on investing in sustainable and progressive charitable programs in the developing world.[6] As of 2010, after the death of his father, Andreas took over as the chairman and the president of Ameropa Holding AG.[7] He is also a former member of the advisory board of the Basel Peace Forum.[8]

In March 2019, Ameropa Group announced the impending departure of CEO Jan Kadanik and confirmed that Andreas Zivy, CEO of Ameropa Holdings AG, would act as CEO of Ameropa Group until a new CEO would be appointed.[9] In December 2019, Zivy handed over to Ameropa Group’s newly appointed CEO, William Dujardin.[10]

Andreas Zivy is a member of the board of the Swiss Democracy Foundation, whose aim it is to defend, promote and develop Democracy in Switzerland and abroad.[11]

Zivy is married, has three children, and lives with his wife in Binningen near Basel.

References
  1. Knöfel, Ulrike (January 30, 2006). "Er gründete das Handelsunternehmen Ameropa, heute wird der Konzern von seinem Enkel Andreas Zivy geleitet". Der Spiegel. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  2. "Folgen der hohen Gaspreise – Düngerknappheit bedroht Versorgung mit Lebensmitteln". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  3. Jensen, Donald (October 29, 2015). "Andreas Zivy was born in Basel, attended Humanistic Secondary School". businessmediagroup.co.uk. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  4. Razi, Gabriel (March 3, 2015). "Traderul Ameropa a cumpărat două noi depozite de cereale". zf.ro. Ziarul Financiar. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  5. Martin (November 3, 2015). "1995 wurde er zum CEO und zum Mitglied des Verwaltungsrats". gruenerzweig.ch. Gruner Zweig. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  6. Gaikwad, Pratik (November 2, 2015). "The Ameropa Foundation was founded in December 2001 by Andreas Zivy and Nicole Miescher as a part of the Ameropa group". theglobaldispatch.com. The Global Dispatch. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  7. "Our Holding Board members". www.ameropa.com. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  8. "Basel Peace Forum- Advisory Board". basel-peace.org. Basel Peace Forum. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  9. "Ameropa Group CEO Jan Kadanik to leave company in June 2019; Andreas Zivy to take over as interim". business-review.eu. March 19, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  10. "Swiss commodity trader Ameropa taps Bunge's executive as new CEO". foodbusinessafrica.com. November 20, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  11. "The Board :: Schweizer Demokratie Stiftung". www.swissdemocracy.foundation. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
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