Pierre Zimmermann (bridge)
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| Born |
May 26, 1955 Lausanne |
| Residence | Monaco |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Alma mater | HEC Lausanne, EPFL |
| Known for | Contract bridge, Real estate |
| Children | Tiffany, Yann, Laureline, Justin, Maelle |
Pierre Zimmermann is a Swiss-born real estate developer and champion bridge player resident in Monaco.
As a developer, Zimmermann is founder and CEO of Zimmermann Immobilier, a real estate company in Geneva. As a bridge player, he is a triple world champion and playing captain of the Monegasque team. He is also a tournament organizer, notably the biennial Monaco Cavendish since 2012 and the European championships by team from 2016 onwards on even years.
Pierre Zimmermann was born in Lausanne, Switzerland on 26 May 1955. He studied mathematics at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne from 1973 to 1978 and, in parallel, business administration at HEC Lausanne from 1975 to 1979.
He has five children and is married to the artist Christine Zimmermann.
In 1979, Pierre Zimmermann joined IBM in Zurich where he worked for five years. He then worked for Hill+Knowlton Strategies as an assistant corporate controller for Europe until 1985. From 1986 to 1988, he worked for Finagrain as a financial analyst, and then joined BBHQ (a venture capital firm) in 1988 again as a financial analyst.
In 1990, Pierre Zimmermann leaves BBHQ to create the Régie Zimmermann (today known as Zimmermann Immobilier), a real estate company in Geneva. In 2006, he opens a subsidiary in Lausanne, and in 2013 Zimmermann Immobilier reached 100 million Swiss francs of gross rental income.
Pierre Zimmermann started playing bridge occasionally in 1975 during his studies, but only started to play seriously in 1998. He obtained his first World Champion's title in 2007 in Shanghai his second in 2009 in São Paulo. and his third one in Chennai.
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