Businessman and art collector
Michel Pastor (1944 – 2 February 2014) was an heir, businessman and art collector from Monaco.
Early life
Michel Pastor was born in 1944.[1] His father, Gildo Pastor, was an heir and businessman.[1][2] His paternal grandfather, Jean-Baptiste Pastor, settled in Monaco in the 1880s.[1][2]
He grew up in Monaco with his brother, Victor Pastor, and sister, Hélène Pastor.[1][2]
Career
In the mid-1980s, Michel Pastor was the corporate director of Edimo Company which published Theatre Magazine, with Paul Chambrillon as editor-in-chief and Jean-Pierre Thiollet as journalist.[3]
He served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Michel Pastor Group, a real estate firm based in Monaco.[1] The company built many buildings in Monaco, including the Monte Carlo View, Garden House, Le Floridian and the Novotel hotel.[1] Additionally, he owned the Columbia and Houston Palace, located on the Avenue Princesse Grace.[1] Overall, the company was worth US$3.8 billion.[4]
He served as the Chairman of the AS Monaco FC from 2004 to 2008.[1] He was the part-owner of Hédiard, a luxury food brand, from 1995 to 2007.[5] He was a shareholder in the auctioneer Artcurial,[2] and the owner of an antique store in Monaco and a restaurant-bar in Gstaad, Switzerland.[2]
He served as the Chairman of the Monaco Chamber of Economic Development from 1999 to 2009. He was also Chairman of the Grimaldi Forum.[1] Moreover, he became honorary consul to Peru.[1] He was a recipient of the French Legion of Honour in 2011.[1]
Art collection
Pastor was a prominent art collector.[2] He owned paintings by Fernand Léger, Nicolas Poussin and Andy Warhol.[1][2] He was President of the Maison de l’Amérique Latine, a non-profit organization for Latin American art.[1]
Personal life
Pastor was married twice. With his first wife, Syliane Stella Morell, he had a son, Fabrice Pastor.[2] He then married Catherine Pastor.[2] They had four children, including a daughter who married David Hallyday, the son of the French singer Johnny Hallyday.[6] [1][2]
He wintered in Gstaad, Switzerland.[2]
Death
He died of cancer on 2 February 2014.[1] His funeral was held at the Saint-Charles Church in Monaco.[7]
Honours
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Claire Lathbury, Michel Pastor dies aged 70 Archived 25 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine, The Monaco Times, 3 February 2014
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Marie-Pierre Grondahl, L'héritière est décédée: Qui en veut aux Pastor?, Paris Match, 21 May 2014
- ^ Catalogue BN opale
- ^ Tom Metcalf, Monaco Murders Reveal Six Hidden Real Estate Billionaires, Bloomberg, 18 October 2014
- ^ Laurence Girard, La maison Hédiard attend son sauveur, Le Monde, 30 May 2014
- ^ Cohen, Arnault (6 December 2017). "Le prince Albert II parle de Johnny Hallyday: les 5 choses à retenir". Monaco Matin. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ Monaco Pleure Michel Pastor, Paris Match
- ^ Michel Pastor décoré de la légion d'honneur, Nice Matin, 14 avril 2011
- ^ a b c d e www.dansnoscoeurs.fr
- ^ a b Quirinale website
