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Taurus SASenior Advisor
Jan. 2024Geneva, Switzerland
Amundi Alpha AssociatesPartner, Business Development, Investor Services & General Counsel
Sep. 2023Zurich, Switzerland
Taurus SANon-executive Member of the Board of Directors
Feb. 2023 - Aug. 2023Geneva, Switzerland
Credit SuisseCorporate Development, Group Strategy/M&A, Head Minority Investments, Managing Director
Sep. 2022 - Aug. 2023Zurich, SwitzerlandMember of the Management Board of Credit Suisse Group’s Corporate Development, advising the Group Executive Board on M&A/JV activities and cross-divisional strategy projects, and, besides the ongoing M&A activity, also:
- Responsible for all minority investments of Credit Suisse Group (portfolio & investment management); - CEO and portfolio/investment manager of Credit Suisse Entrepreneur Capital Ltd., the venture growth investment vehicle of Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. providing risk capital to start-ups and SMEs from a total of CHF 200m with investments in >50 companies to date
Credit SuisseHead Global EAM Technology & Platforms, Managing Director
Apr. 2022 - Aug. 2022Zurich, SwitzerlandAs Head Global EAM Technology & Platforms, leading the development of the IT target picture and the CS technology value proposition for External Asset Managers globally
OpenWealth AssociationBoard Member
Aug. 2021 - Feb. 2023Zurich, SwitzerlandThe OpenWealth Association aims to strengthen Switzerland as a financial hub and innovation centre by connecting service providers and setting Open API standards for a global wealth management community.
Credit SuisseDigital Assets Strategy & Implementation Lead (additional mandate), Managing Director
Mar. 2021 - Aug. 2023Zurich, Switzerland- Spear-headed Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd.’s digital assets strategy & infrastructure setup, implementing digital assets issuance, custody and trading capabilities and executing the (i) tokenization of shares on Ethereum (Alaïa SA) in 2021; (ii) trading/settlement of structured products on BX Swiss Exchange via Ethereum in 2022; and (iii) issuance and custody of NFT’s for the Swiss Football Association (Women’s World Cup) in 2023. - Established a strategic partnership with Taurus SA and led their USD 65m Series B Financing Round for Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. who acquired a minority stake along with Deutsche Bank and Pictet & Cie.
Swiss Banking - Schweizerische BankiervereinigungExternal Asset Managers Working Group, Chair
Sep. 2020 - Sep. 2022Zurich
Credit SuisseHead EAM Services/COO External Asset Managers, Managing Director
Sep. 2018 - Mar. 2022Zurich, SwitzerlandMember of the Management Committee of Credit Suisse‘s External Asset Managers‘ department within the Institutional Clients business area, managing 5 teams (>30 FTEs), covering selected complex clients and accountable for the department‘s financial planning, business development, sales & performance management, operations, technology solutions incl. agile IT application development and risk & regulatory management
Swiss Blockchain FederationMember of the Blockchain Taskforce of the Swiss Federal Council
Jan. 2018 - Dec. 2018Member of the Blockchain Taskforce of the Swiss Federal Council, co-author of the White Paper published in April 2018 with recommendations for the future regulations and the aim to strengthen the blockchain industry
Bär & KarrerCOO and Chief Digital Officer
Sep. 2017 - Aug. 2018Zürich
Kickstart InnovationMember of the Advisory Board, Kickstart Innovation
Mar. 2017 - Sep. 2018Zürich Area, SwitzerlandKickstart Accelerator was founded in 2015 and is an initiative of digitalswitzerland, a cross-industry initiative which aims making Switzerland a leading digital innovation hub in Europe, in cooperation with Impact Hub Zurich which is part of a large network of entrepreneurship and innovation centres at over 90 locations across the globe. Kickstart accelerates solutions that work for problems that matter. It’s Europe’s largest multi-corporate and equity-free accelerator program welcoming over 80 founders from around the world. Backed by academia, corporates, international investors and the local startup ecosystem, it offers ambitious entrepreneurs unprecedented opportunities to grow their companies. Kickstart invites the most promising startups from different fields to Switzerland for 11 weeks to receive world-class access to the ecosystem.
Credit SuisseDirector, Swiss Universal Bank - Head Platform Management & Digital Transformation
Jan. 2016 - Aug. 2017ZurichMember of the Management Board of the CS Swiss Universal Bank Platform Management & Digitalization Unit, managing 4 teams focusing on digitalization strategy, IT platform & portfolio management (responsible/accountable for investment budget of approx. CHF 400m), end-to-end processes, target operating model, business integration and change management related to the Swiss IT platform and the related digitalization projects
SwissBanking - Schweizerische BankiervereinigungMember of the FinTech Experts Group
Oct. 2015 - Mar. 2017Zurich, SwitzerlandMember of the Fintech Experts Group advising the Board of the Swiss Bankers Association on the strategy of the Swiss financial Center in terms of digitalization and Innovation, representing Credit Suisse (Schweiz) AG
Credit SuisseDirector, Digital Private Banking - Head Strategic Change
Jul. 2014 - Dec. 2015Zürich Area, SwitzerlandMember of the Management Board of CS Digital Private Banking, managing 6 teams focusing on strategy, target operating model and change management related to business and coverage models for digital wealth management services as well as strategic partnerships, proactively driving and shaping the strategy, design and implementation of the Digital Private Banking capabilities
Credit SuisseDirector, Corporate Development/M&A
Mar. 2010 - Jun. 2014ZurichManagement of cross-border M&A transactions on global scale within the corporate development/M&A deal team from origination onwards throughout implementation leading the legal support from inception over due diligence, signing and until completion, e.g. - Managed the acquisition (2010) of ABN AMRO NV's Prime Fund Solutions based in 10 countries, a global leader in hedge fund administration services, as well as its re-sale to BNP Paribas (2014), leading the legal due diligence, the negotiations of the asset transfer and client novation process until closing - Managed the acquisition of HSBC's private banking business in Japan, leading the legal due diligence process and the negotiations of the asset transfer - Managed the negotiations and the establishment of Aventicum, the asset management joint venture between Credit Suisse and Qatar Holding, the global investment arm of the Qatar Investment Authority - Managed the negotiations and the establishment of CS Energy Infrastructure Partners AG, the asset management joint venture between Credit Suisse and The Advisory House - Managed the divestiture of Clariden Leu AG's insurance-linked securities business to LGT Group, leading the negotiations and the legal implementation of the asset transfer - Managed the divestiture of J O Hambro to Bermuda National Limited, leading the negotiations and managing the execution; J O Hambro is an UK based investment manager offering bespoke portfolio management services to UHNWI, - Managed the divestiture of Credit Suisse’s tied agent network in Italy to Banca Generali, leading the negotiation and managing the execution of the asset transfer - Advising SVC-AG für Risikokapital, the Swiss PE/VC fund wholly-owned by Credit Suisse AG on its equity investments in the ICT, technology, life science and energy sectors, structuring the investments and drafting/negotiating the related documentation (investment agreements, shareholders' agreements, etc.)
Bär & KarrerSenior Associate
Aug. 2008 - Feb. 2010Zürich Area, Switzerland- Managed various large cross-border M&A (both public and private equity, venture capital) and real estate sale/lease-back projects leading due diligence teams up to 10 lawyers, negotiating purchase and related credit facility agreements and supervising execution, both advising investment banks and clients (largest project: USD 2.4 bn) - Independently advised listed, privately held and investment companies in friendly/unfriendly public takeovers and in structured transactions i.e. IPO’s, debt/equity issuances, restructurings, etc. (largest project: USD 1.8 bn) - Acted as secretary of the Board of Directors and external legal counsel of a leading Swiss real estate development company for 3 years working in close contact with executive management and the business development department - Developed several internal training and infrastructural IT-projects and implemented a highly innovative email storage system considerably improving system efficiency and reducing archiving costs by 70%
UBS Investment BankSecondee, Legal Counsel Traded Products
Jan. 2007 - Jun. 2007Zürich Area, SwitzerlandDesigned, elaborated and negotiated the legal structure for more than 50 different investment vehicles, equity derivatives and structured products for both exchange trading and OTC solutions and more than 15 traded option plans for SIX Swiss Exchange listed companies
Bär & KarrerAssociate
Apr. 2004 - Aug. 2007
Akademischer Sportverband Zürich (ASVZ)Scuba Diving Instructor
Dec. 2001 - Jul. 2021Zurich, Switzerland
Bär & KarrerJunior Associate
Dec. 2001 - Mar. 2003
ProDive AustraliaScuba Diving Instructor
Sep. 2001 - Nov. 2001Sydney, New South Wales, & Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Franklin TempletonLegal Intern
Jun. 2001 - Aug. 2001Hong Kong SAR, China
Von Wobeser y Sierra, S.C.Legal Intern
Sep. 2000 - Nov. 2000Mexico City, Mexico
Kanal KMorning News Anchor, Radio Broadcast
Jan. 1997 - Jun. 2001Aarau, Aargau, Switzerland
GfK - a NielsenIQ CompanyProject Manager, Qualitative Market Research
Jan. 1997 - Jun. 2001Zurich, Switzerland- Designed and executed more than 50 highly customized market research and employees’ satisfaction surveys for big multinationals with focus on TMT, FIG, energy and healthcare, achieving team’s top retention rate
- Moderated numerous focus groups and workshops, analyzed and evaluated the collected data and information, elaborated reports and presented findings to clients at executive level
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