OUR TEAM

Wealth of Experience across Strategies and Assets

JOACHIM GOTTSCHALK

Founding Partner | Chairman

45 years of trading and investment experience. Chairs the investment committee. Oversees family investment portfolios. Founder, former CEO & Chairman of Gottex Group.

MAX GOTTSCHALK

Founding Partner

30 years of asset management and private equity experience. Co-founder of Ocean 14 Capital, an Ocean impact fund, Co-Founder of Hycap an Energy Transition Fund and Co-Founder of Gottex Fund Management. Business Degree in Finance from University of Virginia where he currently teaches impact investing.

JAMES HUGHES

Chief Executive | CIO

23 years of investment management experience in leading investment firms. Previously Global Head of Dynamic Solutions at Natixis Investment Managers, Global Head of Solutions, Aberdeen Asset Management. and Former Group CIO of HSBC Insurance. B.Sc. Management Science and Statistics, University of Wales.

PATRICK GHALI

Non Executive Director

Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Sussex Partners. Prior to this he worked for Bear Stearns. B.S. in Finance from the Stern School of Business, NYU.

MICHEL DANECHI

Investment Partner | PM

35 years of experience in equity derivatives and Emerging Markets. Previously ran multi-asset EM funds at DUET Asset Management and Armajaro Asset Management. Before that Head of Trading in EM at Lehman Brothers and Unicredit. B.Sc. in Economics from the LSE and a MBA from London Business School.

CECILIA BOYD

Legal Counsel

17 years as a qualified lawyer and 10 years of compliance experience. Responsible for overseeing and managing the compliance program, regulatory requirements and legal matters. BA in Law from Exeter University. Maitrise in European Law from the University of Rennes.

ANNE-LAURE RISTERUCCI

Risk Controller

21 years of experience in quality and risk control, treasury, and middle office.Supporting risk management and accounting function. MSc in Food Sciences. Final year- Brevet Fédéral Finance and Accounting.

TIM RONIGER

Senior Partner | CFO

30 years in financial services. Oversees accounting & administration for group and family members. Ex E&Y and CFO at Gottex Fund Management. Chartered Accountant (SAICA), Honors Degree in Accounting and Finance.

UNAL KURTARAN

Investment Partner / PM

30 years of experience in equities and global emerging markets. Previously worked at Barclays, Credit Suisse, Lehman Brothers, Unicredit, Citigroup and Salomon Brothers. BA in Industrial Engineering and MBA from University of West Georgia.

THIERRY SEREO

Investment Partner | PM

35 years of investment. Senior Portfolio Manager at Fidelity, overseeing over $5bn of assets. Served as Chief Investment Officer at New Star Asset Management. Thierry holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the Technion and a Master of Business Administration from Insead.

MARK CHAMBERLAIN

Investment Partner | PM

15 years of investment experience. Responsible for trading and execution for family members. B.Sc. in Business Economics and Finance from Loughborough University. Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA).

SEBASTIEN PACHE

Investment Partner

23 years of investment and risk management experience. Responsible for portfolio construction and risk management. MSC in Management, HEC University of Lausanne. MSC in Banking and Finance, HEC University of Lausanne.

ALEXANDRE C.K. MENZEL

Relationship Manager

Relationship Manager with experience in Private Banking and Wealth Management. Strong focus on cross boarder wealth planning. Implementing wealth solutions for families and HNWI clients. Previously with Sallfort Private Bank AG, Switzerland, and co-founder of Blackswan foundation.

ISABELLE FRAGNIERE

Office Manager | Executive Assistant

25 years in Secretarial, Executive and Administrative support. Responsible for office administration and Human Resources. Responsible for Compliance and AML for Vedra Wealth Services SA
Executive Assistant with Federal Diploma, BSc in Business Law.