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Mr André Hoffmann studied economics at the University of St. Gallen, after which he obtained a Masters of Business Administration from INSEAD. In 1983, he was appointed Head of Administration of the Station Biologique de la Tour du Valat in the Camargue, France. In 1985, Mr Hoffmann joined James Capel and Co. Corporate Finance Ltd, London as an associate at the Continental Desk, and later became Manager for European Mergers and Acquisitions. In 1991, he joined Nestlé UK, London as a brand manager.
In 1994, Mr Hoffmann established a family office dealing with asset management and board directorships. He is Vice-Chairman of the Board of Roche Holding Ltd., a member of the Board of Givaudan Ltd., a member of the Board of Glyndebourne Productions Ltd and Brunswick Capital Ltd, as well as Chairman of Nemadi Advisors Ltd, Living Planet Fund Management Company S.A. and Massellaz S.A. |
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Mr Eric G. Sarasin trained as a banker in Basel. He graduated with a business degree in finance and investments from Babson College, Boston, Mass., USA and is a graduate of the Swiss Banking School.
Starting in 1980, Mr Sarasin launched his career in banking at Pictet & Co. in Geneva, Switzerland. This was followed by further training at Morgan Guarantee Trust and Kidder, Peabody in New York, where he subsequently spent some years working with Citibank N.A. In 1988 he moved to Bank Sarasin and was promoted as partner in 1994. Prior to his appointment as Head of Private Banking for Basel, Geneva and Lugano, he was responsible for Swiss brokerage services for foreign institutions, the development of institutional marketing and the Group´s Private Banking International business unit.
Since 1 January 2006 Mr Sarasin has been appointed as CEO for Private and Institutional Clients, Switzerland Division Bank Sarasin. He is President of the German-Swiss Chamber of Commerce, Honorary Treasurer of WWF International, and is a member of the Swiss Advisory Board of the Swiss-American Association.
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Mr Chiew Y Chong is Director of Finance and Administration at WWF International, the global conservation organization*. He is a Board Member of TRAFFIC** International, the wildlife trade monitoring network that works to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature. A Trustee of WWF-Malaysia and of the WWF Pension Fund, Mr Chong is also the Admistrator of Panda Fördergesellschaft GmbH.
Of Chinese origin, Mr Chong studied in London where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1972. His education included various business school programmes at different business schools, inclusive of INSEAD and IMD. Prior to joining WWF, he worked more than 20 years for ‘Fortune 500’ multinationals in commerce and industry, initially with fiduciary firms, stockbrokers and subsequently with manufacturers of integrated circuits and computers.
A strong believer in the social and financial merits of ethical investments, together with Mr Hoffmann, Mr Chong has been a key person in working with UBS Global Asset Management and Sarasin Bank in setting up the Living Planet Fund, a socially responsible Investment Fund under Luxembourg Law.
* The WWF network has globally 5 million members.
** TRAFFIC works in close co-operation with CITES, the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
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Mr Andreas Giel studied economics at the Fachhochschule in Mainz.
He began his career as Assistant to the Managing Director of Union Investment in Frankfurt. Mr Giel subsequently moved within the Group to Union Investment Luxembourg in 1997, where he was responsible for drafting fund regulations and sales documents for all funds of the company's Luxembourg operations. He also acted as Compliance Officer. Prior to joining UBS Fund Services Luxembourg in 2006, Mr. Giel spent 2 years with a prominent Luxembourg legal practice, where he was responsible for the investment fund sector.
Mr Giel has several years of experience dealing with investment funds, and has participated as a member of numerous Working Groups of ALFI (the Luxembourg Funds Association) and EFAMA (the European Fund and Asset Management Association).
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Mr Matteo Perrotta holds a Master of Arts in International Affairs from Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada) and a Bachelor of Arts from Loyola College/ University of Montreal.
Mr Perrotta is Executive Director and Head of Business Development & CRM (Customer Relationship Management) at UBS Global Asset Management. He is responsible for fund administration clients, acquisition of new mandates and for business development initiatives across Europe. He was formerly member of the UBS Investment Fund Services Management Board from 2004 to 2006.
Mr Perrotta began his career at UBS with Systor (a subsidiary of UBS) in 1999 as Sales and Marketing Manager responsible for CRM strategy and services. In 2001 he assumed responsibility as Head, Operations Fund Marketing EMEA within UBS Global Asset Management where he managed all sales related operational tasks, coordinated operational settlement processes and standards, and was involved in the definition and promotion of electronic settlement mechanisms, including internet platforms. From 2002 to 2004 he was business manager of the UBS Global Asset Management's CRM application and was instrumental in the application's global expansion and rollout.
Prior to joining UBS, Mr Perrotta worked in the Information Technology sector focusing on the financial services industry. He held senior sales and marketing positions at various global companies including Digital Equipment Corporation and Compaq Computer.
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Mr Dirk Spiegel is General Counsel and Chief Risk Officer, and Member of the Investment Fund Management Team at UBS Global Asset Management, since 2005. Previously, Mr Spiegel held the position of Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Risk Officer, responsible for leadership of all compliance and risk control units within UBS Investment Fund Services. His responsibilities included setting and defining risk control standards, providing advice and assistance, co-ordination of risks related themes, due diligence sign-offs and providing compliance and risk control guidelines covering different subjects such as securities lending, voting, class actions and derivatives.
Prior to joining UBS, Mr Spiegel held the position of General Counsel and Chief Risk Officer at Vontobel Global Asset Management & Investment Fund Services. In this capacity, he headed all legal, compliance and risk control units within Vontobel Asset Management and Investment Fund Services worldwide. Mr Spiegel joined Vontobel in 1999 having previously worked with the legal firm of Grand & Nisple in St. Gallen, Switzerland.
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