Jean-Pierre Aguilar
Jean-Pierre Aguilar (9 August 1960 — 4 July 2009) was a French
Biography
Jean-Pierre Aguilar studied engineering and computer science at the Grenoble Institute of Technology, before receiving his business degree from the HEC in Paris.[1][2]
He started his financial career in 1986, working for the brokerage firm LeGrand before leaving in 1988 to found the finance software company Ubitrade.[3][4]
In 1991, he co-founded Capital Fund Management, which rapidly grew into France's largest and most successful hedge fund.[5] In 1994, along with Jean-Philippe Bouchaud he set up the Science & Finance research society, which conducted scientific work on a consultancy basis, while working exclusively for CFM on financial research. In 2000, the two entities merged.[6]
In 2004, Aguilar sold Ubitrade to GL Trade for an undisclosed amount.[7]
Death
On the morning of 4 July 2009, Aguilar died aged 49 during a gliding accident near the airport of Barcelonnette, a town in the French Alps. His co-pilot, Michel Fache, president of the local gliding club, also died in the crash.[1][4]
The succession plan set in place by Aguilar for Capital Fund Management was hailed as an example for corporate succession planning during emergencies.[8]
References
- ^ a b Jones, Sam (6 July 2009). "Hedge fund founder dies in air crash". Financial Times. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Jean-Pierre Aguilar: Deceased, Capital Fund Management SA". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Orateur - Jean-Pierre AGUILAR". L'École de Paris du management (in French). Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ New York Times. Archived from the originalon 15 July 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-19-970376-0.
- ^ McIntosh, Bill (June 2012). "Capital Fund Management: Transition completed with growth being rekindled". The Hedge Fund Journal. No. 77. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ Brodie, Sophie (2 December 2004). "GL Trade buys Ubitrade for OTC push". Financial News. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ISBN 978-1-300-93196-6.
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