Board/Management Information • May 15, 2018
Board/Management Information
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| 2017 to date | Virometix AG, Schlieren / Switzerland; Novel Vaccines Non-executive member of the board of directors An ETH spin-off financed by business angels |
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| 2016 to date | Kuros Biosciences AG, Schlieren / Switzerland; Orthobiologics Non-executive member of the board of directors Listed on the SIX Main Segment |
| 2014 to date | Kanyos Ltd., Boston / USA; developing antigen-specific immune tolerance technology for two specific autoimmune indications, type-1 diabetes and celiac disease A spin-off of Anokion financed by Novartis Ventures, Versant, Novo and Astellas Non-Executive member of the Board of Directors, member of the Compensation Committee and the Audit Committee |
| 2014 to date | Proteomedix AG, Schlieren / Switzerland; Prostate Cancer in-vitro test An ETH spin-off financed by ultra-high net worth individuals Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Compensation Committee and the Audit Committee |
| 2011 to date | BiognoSYS AG, Zurich / Switzerland; Proteomics An ETH spin-off financed by Philip Morris, Syngenta Ventures, ZKB and high net worth individuals Chairman of the Board of Directors; Chairman of the Audit Committee |
| 2011 to date | Horizon Pharma AG, Reinach / Switzerland; Pharma Formerly known as Nitec Pharma AG, now a sub-holding of the NASDAQ listed pharma company Horizon Pharma Ltd. Non-Executive member of the Board of Directors |
| 2014 to 2017 | Anokion SA, Lausanne / Switzerland; Immune Tolerance Technology An EPFL spin-off financed by Novartis Ventures, Versant, Novo and Celgene Non-Executive member of the Board of Directors, member of the Compensation Committee and the Audit Committee |
| 2008 to 2011 | Synosia Therapeutics Holding AG, Basel / Switzerland and San Francisco / USA Merged into Biotie, a listed Finnish biotech company, in 2011. Financed by Abingworth, Versant, Novo, Investors AB, Aravis, UCB, etc. Non-Executive member of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Audit and Compliance Committee, Member of the Compensation and Nomination Committee |
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| 2001 to 2009 | Arpida AG, Basel/Switzerland (now known as Evolva Holding AG) A pharmaceutical company listed at the SIX Swiss Exchange Main Segment |
| Secretary to the Board of Directors (until IPO; attending after IPO) - Drafted agenda, organized and attended Board of Directors meetings as well as |
06/2010 – 01/2018 Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Kuros Biosciences AG (formerly Cytos Biotechnology AG), Schlieren; A biotech company listed at the SIX Swiss Exchange Main Segment
2001 to 12/2009 Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Arpida Ltd (now: Evolva Holding AG), Basel, Switzerland. A pharmaceutical company listed at the SIX Swiss Exchange Main Segment since May 2005
| - Successfully avoided bankruptcy by restructuring the company in the wake of a major regulatory set-back (key pharma product was not approved by US and European regulatory authorities) - Spun-off and sold key asset for CHF 2 mln whereas the extractable value otherwise would have been zero - Acquired Evolva SA in order to reverse merge them into Arpida AG by which shareholders were able to sell shares for up to CHF 7.50 per share whereas the liquidation value would have been CHF 0.25 per share |
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| 1997 - 2001 | Director, UBS AG (formerly UBS Warburg), New York, USA |
| - Cultivated 50 key corporate relationships; cross sold the bank's entire product base - Consolidated and restructured a US\$5.1 bn lending portfolio in the wake of the Union Bank of Switzerland / Swiss Bank Corporation merger while preserving the client franchise despite drastically reduced head count (from 15 to 2) |
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| 1994 - 1996 1991 - 1994 1990 1986 - 1989 1984 - 1985 1981 - 1984 |
Assistant Vice President, UBS AG (formerly Union Bank of Switzerland), Zurich, Assistant Treasurer, Union Bank of Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland Officer, Union Bank of Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland Junior Key Person, Union Bank of Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland Commercial Employee, Daimler Chrysler, Schlieren, Switzerland Commercial Apprentice, Micafil Ltd./ABB Inc., Zurich, Switzerland |
| EDUCATION | |
| 1999 - 2001 | Masters of Business Administration – MBA Columbia Business School, Columbia University, New York, USA 2 year Executive MBA Program while maintaining full employment Graduated with Honors – Member of the Honors Society |
| 1996 | Graduate, UBS Group Corporate and Institutional Finance Program, New York, USA Full-time corporate finance, modeling, financial statement and credit analysis program Graduated 'excellent', ranked # 2 in the graduating class of 1996 |
| 1993 - 1996 | Economist and Business Administrator KSZ Zurich School of Management ('Betriebsökonom KSZ / Kaderschule Zürich') 2 ½ year program, 12 – 15 class hours weekly while maintaining full-time employment Ranked # 5 in the graduating class of 1996 |
| 1990 - 1993 | Masters of Banking, Economics & Finance KV Zurich Business School ('Eidg. Dipl. Bankfachmann' / KV Zürich) 3 year program, 9 – 12 hours class hours weekly while maintaining full-time employment |
| 1990 - 1990 | Advanced Language Certificates The London School of English, London, UK University of Oxford diplomas: ARELS Higher, Oxford Higher University of Cambridge diplomas: Certificate of Proficiency |
| 1985 – 1990 | First Lieutenant Swiss Army, Mountain Rangers / Airport Task Force Regiment Various military academies and field assignments, totaling more than 2 ½ years of military service |
| 1981 - 1984 | Bachelor of Commerce KV Zurich Business School ('Eidgenössisches Fähigkeitszeugnis für kfm. Angestellte') |
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Languages
German: Full command written and spoken, mother tongue English: Full command written and spoken French: Advanced knowledge
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