Etienne Dargent
Director
After more than 15 years of experience in the field of security related to the major international jewelry brands, Etienne Dargent joined Goldbroker's team as Operational Director to provide his ri...
Egon Von Greyerz
Advisor / Founder of Von Greyerz AG
Egon von Greyerz is the Founder and Managing Partner of Von Greyerz AG. He has been an advisor to GoldBroker since 2012. Egon started his working life in Geneva as a banker and thereafter spent 17...
Maxime Batel
Editorial & Marketing Director / Partner
A member of the founding team of GoldBroker, Maxime has solid expertise in digital marketing, editorial content management and SEO.
Marianna Chadder
Executive Assistant
Marianna is the supportive force of the company executives. She is crucial to being productive, plays a key organizational role, and ensures the smooth-running of the London office.
Pierre Jeandeaud
Chief Financial Officer
Pierre implements the management and financial strategy of the company. He is the guarantor of a financial, administrative and legal perfect balance.
Valentin Appaix
Business Development Manager
Valentin participates in the implementation of the company's business development and pricing strategies, working in conjunction with the marketing and finance departments. He coordinates the ident...
Our history
During the 2008 financial crisis, many savers began questioning how to protect their wealth in an increasingly uncertain environment. Gold naturally emerged as a preferred asset due to its historical role during periods of economic, financial, and geopolitical turmoil.
I am more concerned about the return of my money than the return on my money.
Yet at the time, there was no solution that allowed investors to own and store physical precious metals in a simple, transparent, and secure manner. GoldBroker was founded in 2011 to address this need.
A key question remained: how can gold be owned and stored in the most optimal way?
The available solutions at the time had clear limitations:
- ETFs, or “paper gold”, financial products that do not guarantee actual ownership of physical gold
- Pooled ownership systems, where gold is not held individually and remains inaccessible for verifying its existence
- Bank safe deposit boxes or home storage, which are not well suited to combining security, direct access, and quick resale
To overcome these constraints – unsuitable for a long-term holding strategy – GoldBroker built its model around four essential pillars:
- Physical gold and silver (bullion bars or coins)
- Full direct ownership, in your own name
- Secure storage outside the banking system
- Direct access to the vaults to inspect or withdraw your metals
In 2012, Egon von Greyerz, founder of Von Greyerz AG (Matterhorn Asset Management) and a leading figure in the precious metals sector, joined GoldBroker’s Advisory Board to contribute his expertise.
In 2019, the GoldBroker.com platform became Or.fr for its French-speaking activities.
In 2020, the company chose London to establish its headquarters, at the heart of the world’s leading physical gold trading hub.
In 2021, GoldBroker marked ten years of operations.
Today, the company relies on an international team of around twenty employees, serving a French, English, German, Spanish and Italian speaking clientele.
It administrates several hundred million euros worth of precious metals on behalf of its clients.
