Ernst von Freyberg
Ernst Conrad Rudolf Freiherr von Freyberg-Eisenberg | |
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| Born | October 26, 1958 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Occupation | Executive |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Known for | President of the Istituto per le Opere di Religione (2013–2014) |
Ernst Conrad Rudolf Freiherr von Freyberg-Eisenberg (born 26 October 1958 in Geneva) is a German executive who held the position of President at the Istituto per le Opere di Religione from February 2013 until July 2014.
Family
Freyberg is the firstborn son of Ulrich von Freyberg-Eisenberg and Brita Gertrud Blohm. He is married and belongs to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
Early life
Between 1978 and 1985, he pursued legal studies at the universities of Munich and Bonn, followed by further education at the German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer during 1986/87. He was admitted to the bar in Ulm in 1988.
Establishment of Finance House von Freyberg
From 1988 to 1991, Freyberg was employed as an analyst at TCR Europe Limited and Three Cities Research, Inc. In 1991, he co-established finance house von Freyberg. In 1998, Close Brothers Corporate Finance Ltd, the corporate finance division of Close Brothers, acquired a majority 51% share in finance house von Freyberg, taking over from finance house von Mellenthin as its German partner. The firm was renamed Freyberg Close Brothers in 2005 during a consolidation of European networks. After experiencing losses in 2010, Close Brothers divested the business to Japanese investment bank Daiwa Securities SMBC, which rebranded it as Daiwa Corporate Advisory GmbH. In 2012, Stefan Jaecker succeeded Ernst von Freyberg as CEO.
Leadership roles and board memberships
Since 2012, Ernst von Freyberg has served as chairman of the supervisory board at Blohm + Voss and has participated on various supervisory and advisory boards, including those of Malteser Deutschland GmbH, the trust management for Flossbach von Storch AG, and IT services firm Magirus AG.
Istituto per le Opere di Religione (IOR)
On 15 February 2013, von Freyberg was named President of the Board of Superintendence at the Istituto per le Opere di Religione (IOR), succeeding Ettore Gotti Tedeschi. Following the departures of Director Paolo Cipriani and Deputy Director Massimo Tulli, he assumed the role of interim Director on 1 July 2013. Rolando Marranci was appointed General Director on 30 November 2013.
Throughout his leadership, von Freyberg emphasized enhancing transparency within the IOR and tackling risks related to money laundering and tax evasion. He promoted a strict “zero tolerance” stance on suspicious activities to rehabilitate the institution’s standing.
In July 2014, Jean-Baptiste de Franssu took over from von Freyberg.
Non-occupational activities
Ernst von Freyberg holds knighthood in the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. His volunteer efforts include leading pilgrimages to Lourdes and acting as honorary treasurer for the order’s German branch. In 2009, he established the Freyberg Stiftung, dedicated to supporting youth through educational initiatives.