The duty-bound wealth manager
Nicolas Pictet, scion of the family that owns the 209-year-old Pictet Group, is grounded in hard work and responsibility.
RESPONSIBILITY. It's a six-syllable word that carries much weight with Nicolas Pictet - and how could it not, when he represents the eighth generation to helm his centuries-old family business?
Says the managing partner of the Pictet Group, Switzerland's third-largest bank (after UBS and Credit Suisse): "I would feel very ashamed if when I retire, I have not contributed to improve (the business). If I were handing over to the next partner something which was not in the best possible state, I would think: 'Well, I've not done a good job.'
"My pride is not to make money and end up with a title and retire after a couple of yea…
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