Early childhood and education
Karsten von Wersebe was born on May 8, 1941 in Meyenburg, State of Lower Saxony, Germany. After spending his childhood in Germany, Mr. von Wersebe obtained his senior matriculation and a degree in agricultural engineering from Hildesheim in Germany.
Mr. von Wersebe then continued his studies in economics at the University of Hamburg, Germany as well as at McGill University in Montreal, Canada before receiving his institutional training at The Metropolitan Trust Company in Toronto, Ontario.