Wikipedia Biodata / Profile Background
Introduction :Pierre Olivier Sarkozy is a French banker currently based in the United States, who enabled Sallie Mae’s $3 billion recapitalisation.
Early Life and Childhood :
- Olivier Sarkozy was born on May 29, 1969, in France.
- Family : His parents are father Pal Sarkozy de Nagy-Bocsa (Hungarian descent) and mother Christine de Fanay (French descent). His father was previously married to Andrée Mallah and had three children, one of whom was Nicolas Sarkozy, a former French President.
- His other siblings are Guillaume Sarkozy & Caroline Sarközy de nagy-bocsa
- Later, Christine de Ganay divorced Pal Sarkozy, and then married Frank G. Wisner, an American diplomat.
- After his parents’ divorce, Olivier spent rest of his young days in Zambia, Egypt, and a boarding school in the UK. Later, he earned a Master’s degree in Medieval History at the University of St Andrews, Scotland.
Personal Life, Family and Interesting Facts :
- Olivier was first married in 1997 to Charlotte Bernard, a freelance fashion writer and author of children’s books. The couple had two children, Julien Sarkozy and Margo Sarkozy. They were married for almost 14 years before separating in 2010.
- In May 2012, he began dating former actress Mary-Kate Olsen, who became famous after she started appearing on a TV show “Full House.” She is 17 years younger than Olivier. They got engaged by February 2014 and got married on November 27, 2015, at a private residence in New York City.
- They both aren’t afraid of public displays of affection and have often been photographed kissing at several sporting events. Mary-Kate Olsen serves as a stepmother of Olivier’s two children.
- Olivier has an American accent and his height is 5 feet 10 inches.
Career and Rise to Fame :
- Olivier began his career in 1990 when he was hired by American investment bank, Dillon, Read & Co.
- He quit the job in 1993 and joined, Credit Suisse First Boston, as Managing Director in the Financial Institutions Group. While at CSFB, Sarkozy advised Wachovia in its merger of equals with First Union and concurrent defence against a competing hostile proposal from Suntrust, Dime Bancorp in its merger with Washington Mutual, CoreStates Financial in its sale to First Union, and Wells Fargo in its merger with Norwest Corporation and acquisition of First Interstate, and others
- He served as a Global Co-Head of the Financial Institutions Group at UBS Investment Bank from January 2003 to March 2008.
- He served as a Senior Adviser at The Carlyle Group LP until June 2016. He had been Managing Director, Partner and Head of Global Financial Services Group since 2008 at The Carlyle Group LP.
- He acted as Lead Advisor in a number of other notable transactions, including Dime Bancorp’s private placement of preferred and other equity securities to Warburg Pincus, as part of their successful defense against a hostile tender offer from North Fork to the recapitalization of Glendale Federal Bank.
- Before working at UBS, he worked for 11 years at Credit Suisse First Boston, where he served as the Managing Director in charge of the Depository Institutions Group and Financial Institutions Group.
- He is a Trustee at the University Of St. Andrews American Foundation Scholarship & also served as a Director of The TCW Group, Inc.