Xavier Gonzalez-Florenzano, president

Born in Madrid in 1948 he is a Swiss and Spanish citizen who lives in Singapore since 2010. He is married and has 3 children. Primary and secondary school at Lycée Français, Barcelona. Degree in Economics from University of Vienna and Geneva.

Financial advisor at Citibank and Rothschild Bank, set up his own money management firm in 1991.He is been involved in arts since the young ages as a collector but also as a member of several institutions. He is a former member of the Foundation of the CAC, Geneva (Contemporary Art Center) and of the Committee of SAMAH, Geneva (Société des Amis du Musée d’Art et d’Histoire).

Recently he set up CatenArt, Swiss association that promotes art and spirituality and helps young artists to develop their careers. He also opened an art space called ArtyShow in Barcelona to show his own collection but also to allow artists to make exhibitions or other events.