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Andre Hoffmann Chairman
Eric G. Sarasin Director
Chiew Y. Chong Director
Jean-Paul Gennari Executive Board
Aloyse Hemmen Executive Board
Gilbert Schintgen Executive Board
 
 

Andre Hoffmann

Mr Andre 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 Nestle 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.



Eric G. Sarasin

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.


Chiew Y. Chong

Mr Chiew Y Chong was Director of Finance and Administration at WWF International, the global conservation organization*. His experience included acting as 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. Having spent many years in conservation, his current activities includes acting as a Trustee of WWF-Malaysia.

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 in the Information Technology industry.

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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