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Release Date: 3/02/2003
Babson Alumnus Ernesto Bertarelli Wins America's Cup
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Ernesto Bertarelli, undergraduate class of 1989, is the proud new holder of international sailing's ultimate prize. As navigator, he led the Switzerland Alinghi Team with "an impressive blend of style and substance."
Bertarelli is CEO and Vice Chairman of the Serono Group, one of the world's largest biotechnology companies, employing 4,500 people in 45 countries.
"We want to build a team we are all proud of, capable of winning the America's Cup and that will inspire people to achieve higher goals."
Alinghi won Race Five of the XXXIst America's Cup Match in Auckland on Sunday, March 2.
Bertarelli's Swiss Alinghi Team swept away Team New Zealand in five consecutive races, becoming the first Challenger to win the America's Cup on its initial attempt.
Alinghi was flawless throughout the America's Cup Match, while Team New Zealand suffered a succession of breakdowns and had to abandon two of the five races. |
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