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Introduction

Patrick-Marie Herbet is a French entrepreneur in China and Asia since 1982. He founded Abacare Group and is also involved in various charity projects throughout China and Asia.

Early Life

Patrick-Marie Herbet was raised in a traditional French family in Paris. Patrick-Marie developed entrepreneurial expertise at Ecole des Dirigeants et des Créateurs d'entreprise and completed his national service as an officer in the air force paratrooper.

He boarded a tour in Europe and Asia in 1982 that brought him to Beijing, China. After a long trip throughout China, he landed in Hong Kong with 20 US dollars and started his first business in 1983. He also started a French restaurant called “La Rose Noire” in Hong Kong. The restaurant business failed early 1990s that he later changed his orientation in his career and  join the Insurance world.

Legacy

Patrick-Marie founded an insurance broking company called “Abacare” in 1997 after learning the Insurance Industry with AIA, the largest Life Insurance Company in Asia under the mentoring of Raymond Wong.

Today, Abacare serves to large corporate businesses and high net worth private clients in Asia and also have clients in other parts of the world. Patrick-Marie has already built offices in China, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Singapore and the Philippines.

In 2019,Patrick-Marie has partnered with Datong, a large insurance broker in China. Abacare is set to expand in Asia.

Patrick-Marie is also known for his charitable involvements.

As the Charter President of the Rotary Club of Wan Chai, Hong Kong, he brought together business and professional leaders with a common goal of providing a better understanding among people of different cultures, promoting professional excellence and providing  humanitarian service s. Patrick-Marie also co-founded Karuna in Asia, an organization that helps the underprivileged of the Himalayan region and established an orphanage with his wife, Bing Bing, in Yunnan, China.

Patrick-Marie is a wine connoisseur and has founded the Commanderie of China of the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin., an exclusive fraternity of Burgundy wine enthusiasts.

Awards

Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur

Chevalier du Mérite Agricole

Chevalier du Mérite National.