Nicolas Hayek
| Nicolas Hayek | |
|---|---|
| Born |
19 February 1928 Beirut, Lebanon |
| Died | 28 June 2010 (aged 82) Biel/Bienne, Switzerland |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Title | Swatch Group, Founder/Chairman |
Nicolas George Hayek (19 February 1928, Beirut – 28 June 2010, Biel/Bienne), was a Swiss-Lebanese entrepreneur, co-founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board of the Swatch Group, with principal headquarters in Biel/Bienne.
Hayek was born, the second of three children, to a Lebanese mother and a Lebanese-American father, both from Greek Orthodox Christian Lebanese families with roots in Lebanon's Northern Governorate of El-Koura. His father was trained as a dentist at Loyola University Chicago. His older sister Mona is the widow of the Lebanese architect Joseph Philippe Karam. His younger brother Sam, also a Swiss citizen, is a former CEO of the Swiss group Sibra (Biere Cardinal).
In Beirut in 1950, Hayek met a young Swiss au pair, Marianne Mezger, daughter of the industrialist Eduard Mezger. They married in 1951 and moved to Switzerland. They had two children, Nayla and G. Nicolas (Nick) Jr. In 1964, the family moved to Meisterschwanden, a village 35 kilometres west of Zürich. Hayek lived there for the rest of his life.
Hayek was awarded the title of Doctor honoris causa of Law and Economics of the Faculty of Beni Culturali of the University of Bologna (Italy) in June 1998, after being awarded doctor honoris causa of Law and Economics of the University of Neuchatel (Switzerland) in 1996.
In 2010, Hayek was ranked the world's 232nd richest person with an estimated net worth of $US3.9 billion.
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