Investor Relations Conference 2025

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, PSP Swiss Property

Giacomo Balzarini is Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of PSP Swiss Property.

In addition he is a Member of the Board of Trustees of Ernst Göhner Foundation, Chairman of Seewarte Ltd – which is entirely controlled by Ernst Göhner Foundation – and Vice Chairman of Hardturm AG, as well as Chair of the Reporting/Accounting Committee and Member of the Advisory Board of the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA).

Board member, former Head of IR at Givaudan IR Club Schweiz

Pierre, is an experienced investor relations leader with over 25 years overseeing investor relations at global companies in Switzerland and in France such as Givaudan in the last 4 years, Danone, Sodexo and CEVA Logistics AG . He successfully implemented the investor relations function for two companies, including an IPO in Switzerland, advising senior management on investor relations strategy, creating the equity story and building trusted relationships with investors and analysts. He is now a Board member at the IR Club Schweiz.

Senior Fixed Income SIX Swiss Exchange

Stefan Bosshard is responsible for the Fixed Income Primary Markets of SIX Swiss Exchange, where he is shaping the services for bond listings. Prior to his current role, Stefan was Product Head for the digital bond offering of SDX and Product Manager for the Fixed Income Secondary Markets of the Swiss Stock Exchange, focusing on introducing innovative services for issuing and trading bonds. Stefan has more than 20 years experience in financial services, FMIs, and bond trading. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Financial Economics and is based in Zurich (Switzerland).

Conference Moderator

Jade Cano is a conference moderator specialised in financial topics.  She has professional experience in financial services across the UK and Switzerland, and a journalism background with Bloomberg and Finews.

Group Head Governance, ESG Legal & Corporate Law, Zurich Insurance

Fabienne Crisovan serves as Group Head of Governance, ESG Legal & Corporate Law at Zurich Insurance Group, a role she has held since November 2020. She leads a team responsible for a wide range of areas, including financial and non-financial disclosure and reporting, listing matters, ESG legal, governance and corporate law—including Zurich Insurance Group Ltd’s AGM and share register.

Fabienne is also a member of the Sustainability Executive Team and serves as Vice-chair of the Disclosure Committee. Before taking on her current position, Fabienne led cross-border M&A (including bancassurance) and capital markets transactions, as well as Investment Management projects.

Prior to joining Zurich Insurance Group, Fabienne Crisovan worked with one of the major law firms in Zurich as a member of the Corporate / M&;A practice group and prior to that, with a mid-sized law firm in Zurich focusing on Corporate and Tax Law. She holds a degree in law (lic. iur.) from the University of Lausanne (Switzerland) as well as a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of Northwestern (Chicago). Fabienne is admitted to the bar of the Canton of Zurich and to the bar of the State of New York.

President, IR club Schweiz

Lorna Davie is the President of the IR club Switzerland and is responsible for working together with the Board Members across all areas including Expanding the Membership, Professional Development, Networking, Communication and overall collaboration with Partners and other Global IR Associations.

She was formerly a Director, Investor Relations and prior to that she worked in the Investment Banking Division, spanning over 24 years at Credit Suisse.

Head Investment Risk at the Chief Investment Office of UBS GWM

Dirk Effenberger is Head Investment Risk at the Chief Investment Office of UBS GWM.

Dirk and his team monitor key financial market risks (incl. geopolitics) and run scenario analysis to assess their impact on financial markets and on UBS’s asset allocation views. In addition, his team publishes the UBS Global Risk Radar – a publication that helps clients navigating through key economic and geopolitical risks.

Dirk joined UBS as an investment strategist in 2007. Previously, he was an economist at Deutsche Bank Research (Frankfurt and Toronto) and the Research & Consulting unit of Swiss Re (Zurich). Dirk is a regular speaker at UBS client events. He holds a Master’s degree and a PhD in Economics from the University of Muenster (Germany). Dirk also studied at the University of California (USA). He is married and has three children.

Relationship Manager Issuer Relations SIX Swiss Exchange

Before joining SIX Swiss Exchange in 2024, Michael Füglister spent eight years as a communications consultant, advising executives across industries—from finance and biotech to aviation and tech—on investor relations, media strategy, and public affairs. At SIX, he supports listed companies in capital market communication and leads key initiatives within the Swiss IR ecosystem.

Head of Investor Relations Nestlé

David Hancock is Head of Investor Relations at Nestlé, based in Vevey in Switzerland. Since joining in September 2024, he has worked closely with the new leadership to develop the company’s IR programme. David joined Nestlé after more than 3 years at Deliveroo, where he was VP Finance, Strategy & IR, with responsibilities including investor relations, sustainability, corporate development and strategy; he also served for a period as interim Chief Financial Officer. From 2013 to 2020, David held senior finance positions at the Adecco Group, including SVP, Head of Investor Relations based in Zurich. At the start of his career, David spent 11 years at Morgan Stanley, beginning in sales and trading before moving to become a highly-ranked equity research analyst. David is a CFA charterholder and a chartered management accountant (FCMA, CGMA), and holds a master's degree in philosophy from Cambridge University.

Senior Managing Director, Alliance Advisors

With more than 20 years experience in supporting listed companies in the development of their corporate governance communication and engagement with institutional shareholders, Angelika is an expert in Annual General Meeting, Extraordinary General Meeting and Activism advisory.

She is a regular public speaker on topics relating to current Corporate Governance topics in the EMEA region and is based in London

Chief Investment Officer, SPUR Value Partners

Till is the chief investment officer of SPUR Value Partners with over 25 years of experience within the international financial services industry. He started his career in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs in Frankfurt, before moving to Goldman Sachs’ private equity business in London. Between 2015 and 2025, he acted as partner and Head of Activism of Petrus Advisers in London, before starting SPUR Value Partners. He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the European Business School (Germany) and is a CFA charterholder.

Director, Nasdaq IR Intelligence

Patrick is a Director at Nasdaq IR Intelligence based in London. Patrick has over fifteen years of investor relations intelligence experience. He works with issuers globally, providing analysis and insights on their investor base enabling them to stay ahead of industry trends; identify, understand and capitalize on fund flows, investor rotations and market developments to maximize the efficiency of their IR engagement efforts.

Olympic Swimmer

David Karasek is a former Olympic swimmer and Swiss record holder who represented Switzerland at the London 2012 Games. After 5 years in private banking, he now draws on his athletic career and expertise in performance psychology to help athletes and leaders unlock confidence, focus, and resilience under pressure. David is the owner of swimpros.com, a company that runs elite swim camps and online mental training worldwide. He lives in Zurich with his wife and his 2-year old daughter Luana.

Head of Investor Relations SES SA

Christian Kern is Head of Investor Relations at SES headquartered in Luxembourg.  He joined SES at the start of 2025 from Telefónica Deutschland, where he was Director Investor Relations since 2020. Christian transferred to Telefónica Deutschland from Telefónica Group which he joined as Director of Investor Relations in 2018 from STJ Advisors where he was regional Chairman & Managing Director. Prior to these Investor Relations appointments, Christian has been Head of European Equity Research at J.P.Morgan based in London. Under his leadership J.P.Morgan’s European Equity Research Department has achieved Top3 firm ranks in the All-Europe Institutional Investor Survey in 2016 and 2015.

Prior to this, Christian has been Head of CEEMEA (Ex-Russia) Equity Research as well as MENA Equity Research based in Dubai and a long standing top-rated Telecoms analyst. Christian joined J.P.Morgan from Lehman Brothers in London where he has been Co-Head of the Telecoms team that was consistently No1 ranked in the All-Europe Institutional Investor Survey (2002-2008). His earlier responsibilities include 8 years with Citi as Director in London and he has worked in corporate finance for Communications Equity Associates in New York as well as goetzpartners in Munich. Christian gained an MBA with a major in finance from Columbia Business School in New York and an MS in engineering from Technical University of Munich.

Head Credit Research, ZKB

Adrian Knoblauch is a Credit Analyst at Zürcher Kantonalbank, where he focuses on CHF-Bond-Issuers from the industrial, chemical and railway sector. Prior he worked as a Management Consultant in Credit Risk at Capco in Zürich and in FX Sales-Trading at Nomura in London. He is a trained Economist.

Chief Growth Officer Carbonfuture

Dominic Lüdin has over 15 years of experience scaling software-driven startups, he focuses on scaling durable carbon removal as a reliable and investable climate solution, working to ensure transparency and integrity in the carbon market for buyers through Carbonfuture`s digital Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (dMRV) system, while streamling market access for suppliers.

Investment Stewardship Lead Analyst, Vanguard

Daan Meurders is a lead analyst in Investment Stewardship for the EMEA region, covering the DACH markets (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) and the Netherlands. He joined Vanguard in 2023 and is based in Zurich.

Previously, Daan worked at Credit Suisse (CS), where he served as an investor relations officer, focused on Swiss and continental European equity investors as well as corporate governance and ESG matters. In his 14 years at CS, Daan also held roles in corporate development M&A, investment banking advisory, and asset management EMEA strategy.

Daan holds an MSc in strategy and international management from the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland and an MSc in business administration from the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, in the Netherlands.

Sustainability Engagement Lead, Lombard Odier Investment Managers

Anouchka Miquel is a Sustainability  Engagement Specialist within Lombard Odier’s Sustainable Research team. She joined Lombard Odier Investment Managers in 2019.

In her current position, Anouchka leads sustainability-focused engagement with a diverse range of stakeholders, working closely with investment teams to integrate sustainability considerations into the investment process. She also contributes to collaborative initiatives that support the transition to a Circular, Lean, Inclusive, and Clean (CLIC™) economy through systemic change.

Anouchka has built the data and IT infrastructure, along with reporting tools, to showcase stewardship outcomes and enhance transparency. She actively promotes the strategic role of Stewardship, and collaborates with industry associations to strengthen engagement practices across the financial sector.

Head of Long Only Investments

Pierre Mouton first joined NS Partners in 2003 and heads the Group’s Long Only Strategies. He is also member of the Asset Allocation Committee. He started his financial career in1993 at AG2R La Mondiale, where he successively managed money-market, fixed-income and equity portfolios, before moving on in 2000 to Fiduciary Trust in Geneva as a Portfolio Manager. He then joined NS Partners in 2003 as Portfolio Manager. In 2004, he co-founded Messidor Finance, before returning to NS Partners in 2010. Pierre holds a Degree and a MSc in finance, actuarial studies and portfolio management from SKEMA Business School in Lille (France).

Vice President | Head of Investor Relations Lufthansa Group

Since May 2024, Marc is Vice President Head of Investor Relations at Lufthansa Group. In this role, he oversees capital market communication, financial publications, and shareholder affairs.

Prior to assuming this role, he was heading the group’s Mergers & Acquisitions department. In this capacity, he was responsible for major M&A transactions, among those the divestment of catering provider LSG and credit card company AirPlus, or the acquisition of various airlines such as ITA, Air Berlin, or Brussels Airlines.

Before joining Lufthansa in 2012, Marc worked at the investment bank Metzler, at KPMG’s corporate finance department, and at Dresdner Bank. In total, he has more than 20 years of capital markets, M&A, and finance experience.

Marc graduated from University of Cologne and ESADE in Barcelona, with master’s degrees in business administration. Moreover, he holds an MBA from Eastern Illinois University. Occasionally, he hosts lectures at LSE, TUM, or Frankfurt School of Finance, and he is member of the business honor society “Beta Gamma Sigma”.

Senior Consultant, Embera Partners

Michael Oplustil is a Senior Consultant at Embera Partners, specializing in corporate finance and investor relations. He brings over 20 years of capital markets experience, having held senior roles in investment banking, corporate finance, and investor relations at leading institutions including Deutsche Bank, Erste Bank, and UNIQA.

Before joining Embera Partners, Michael led the investor relations function at UNIQA, where he established the department, managed capital markets communications and rating agency relations, and successfully oversaw UNIQA’s Re-IPO in 2013.

Michael began his career at Deutsche Bank after studying economics and business administration at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. He held roles in controlling and global corporate banking before joining Erste Bank’s investor relations team, further deepening his expertise in capital markets communications.

Senior Principal, PGIM

Jennifer O'Neill-Mardokh is a Senior Principal for PGIM Private Capital, located in Paris. For nearly 100 years. PGIM Private Capital has been partnering with a wide range of corporations, sponsors and institutions to provide valuable insights and customized capital solutions that enable them to achieve their growth and funding goals. With regional teams in 15 offices around the world, PGIM Private Capital is the private capital arm of PGIM inc, the US$1.4 trillion global investment management business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (as of June 30, 2025)

She leads a team responsible for marketing, originating and managing private placements, direct lending and mezzanine investments in Belgium and France. Prior to joining PGIM in 2007, Jennifer worked for seven years in the French investment banking and advisory sector, with Private Capital Partners and ARJIL & Associes Banque, focusing on the sell-side of the private placement market. Prior to that position, she worked as an Analyst for Archon Group France, an asset and property management entity of Goldman Sachs. Jennifer received a BA Joint Honors from University College Cork and MBA from the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées.

Head of Investor & Media Relations, Givaudan

Claudia Pedretti is Head of Investor & Media Relations at Givaudan, bringing over 20 years of experience in investor relations, financial communications, and capital markets. Before joining Givaudan in 2023, she led Investor Relations at Barry Callebaut Group for five years, shaping the company’s

equity story and strengthening ties with global stakeholders.

She has also played a key role in developing ESG strategies and communications throughout her career. Her earlier career includes senior roles at Morgan Stanley, Bank Vontobel, and UBS, where she advised on IPOs and other

major transactions. A graduate of the University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons, Claudia is Swiss and an advocate for diversity and inclusion in business leadership.

CEO and Managing Partner Embera Partners

Andreas Posavac is Managing Partner and Founder of Embera Partners. Prior to founding Embera Partners in 2024, Andreas spent 6 years at IHS Markit and S&P Global, which acquired IHS Markit in 2021 in a $44bn transaction, where he built and led the M&A, corporate governance and ESG-advisory team globally. Prior to that, Andreas spent more than 10 years at Ipreo, a leading capital markets and IR-advisory firm, where he led the company’s corporate business in D/A/CH and CEEMEA, building the market leading position with a team of +30 focused on investor intelligence, ownership and a specialty focus on corporate governance, shareholder activism and public M&A transactions.

Andreas has worked with some of the largest companies globally on board and executive level, advising both corporates and alsoinvestors on public takeover offers, shareholder activist campaigns, friendly and hostile corporate governance projects, restructurings as well as standard projects with companies building their capital markets attractiveness through active roadshows, investor access, corporate governance and ESG-strategies as well as IPO’s and del-istings. He also built the concept of data-driven advisory in the context of M&A, positioning the IHS-Markit team as the market leading advisers with a holistic offering, which he continued to refine and build for the unique approach at Embera Partners.

Attorney-at-Law, LL.M., Niederer Kraft Frey

Andrea Rüttimann is a senior Swiss corporate lawyer with nearly two decades of experience in M&A and capital markets, specializing in banking and securities law, corporate governance, and market conduct rules. She advises boards, listed companies, and investors on high-profile international and domestic transactions as well as critical governance, disclosure, and compliance matters. Andrea brings a unique perspective from her years at the Disclosure Office of SIX Swiss Exchange, combined with her long-standing advisory practice at Niederer Kraft Frey, where she is recognized for her business judgement, deep technical expertise and efficient approach.

She regularly represents clients before regulators, has acted on internal investigations, and is a recognized issuer’s representative at SIX Swiss Exchange. Educated at the University of Zurich and NYU School of Law, she regularly publishes and is widely regarded as a trusted expert in her field.

Partner, Freshfields

Christoph works largely for listed companies and is the co-head of our global listed companies/public M&A group.

Christoph is one of the most highly regarded corporate lawyers in Germany, evidenced by peer group reviews and received awards, and the fact that he is regularly asked to give expert opinions to the German government. He specialises in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, corporate and financial restructurings, as well as providing corporate governance and corporate finance advice to boards.

Over the last 20 years Christoph has become 'the name in the market' for takeover and activist shareholders defence work, crisis management advice, and complex stakeholder issues. Besides working on extraordinary, one-off matters for new clients, he has built long-term relationships with a number of DAX and MDAX clients and also large family offices for whom he acts on a regular basis.

He speaks English and French, as well as his native German.

CEO SIX Group

Bjørn Sibbern has been the CEO of SIX since January 2025. Previously, since joining SIX in January 2024, he led the stock exchange business as Global Head Exchanges and a Member of the Executive Board.

Bjørn Sibbern has experience managing large teams in the fields of trading, funds, post-trade, listings, IPOs, data, index business, and technology. Before joining SIX, he served as Executive Vice President and President of European Markets at Nasdaq. In this role, he led the Nasdaq markets and exchanges across the Nordic and Baltic regions.

He was also responsible for trading, listing, clearing, settlement, and the data business in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and the Baltic nations. Prior to this, Bjørn was Executive Vice President and responsible for Nasdaq global data, data & analytics and index business working out of Nasdaq headquarter in New York.

Before joining Nasdaq, Bjørn Sibbern was CEO at E*TRADE Bank Denmark from 2006 to 2008 and held key roles at OMX and Stocknet Norway. The Danish citizen holds an Executive Master in Business Administration, a Graduate Diploma in Finance, and a Master in Business Administration and Commercial Law from Copenhagen Business School.

Co-Head of Investor Advisory Rothschild & Co

Alice is a Partner, Head of  Investor Advisory and sits on the Board of Redburn Atlantic, the equities Broker owned by Rothschild & Co

Alice joined Rothschild & Co in 2015 and focuses on investor engagement including activism, ESG, geopolitical risk, perception studies, transaction support and attracting incremental capital.

Executive Director Investor Relations Sales – S&P Global Market Intelligence

Patrick (Toby) has been with S&P Global Markit Intelligence (previously IHS Markit & Ipreo) for more than 10 years servicing clients in the capital markets in Central and Eastern Europe. His focus are services around Investor Relations, Creditor Relations and ESG. Before joining IHS Markit he worked for Thomson Reuters in various roles.

Director of Investor Relations, Alcon

Allen Trang has worked in investor relations for 10 years, first at Airbus, and currently at Alcon. Prior to these roles, he held various positions in corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and marketing.

Head of Corporate Governance and ESG, UK & Europe Georgeson

Daniele joined Georgeson in 2010 and specialises in corporate governance, executive remuneration and ESG analysis. Daniele has more than twenty years of experience advising institutional investors and corporations on corporate governance, executive remuneration, ESG and proxy voting issues.

At Georgeson he leads the 12-member European corporate governance and ESG advisory team as well as editing numerous publications, including Georgeson’s annual European AGM Season Review. Previously he worked as Senior Researcher at PIRC Ltd, a London-based proxy advisory firm, and at Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Deminor in Brussels. Daniele is Italian and is fluent in English, Italian, French, German and Spanish.

Senior Business Development Manager SIX Swiss Exchange & Carbonfuture

Senior Business Development Manager for Carbon Markets at SIX. With over 15 years of experience in carbon markets and sustainability advisory, she has held senior business development and advisory roles at Airfix Carbon AG, South Pole, and myclimate. Eva specializes in strategic partnerships, corporate climate solutions, and long-term sustainability investments. She holds advanced degrees in International Law and European Studies from Maastricht University, the Netherlands.

Investor Relations Officer, VAT Group

Christopher Wickli joined VAT Group in June 2023 in Investor Relations, following an over 20-year career in investment banking.

Before joining VAT, Christopher worked 2 years at Lazard in Frankfurt in the Equity Capital Markets team as IPO advisor. Prior to Lazard, he worked for over 15 years at Citigroup in London in the Equity Capital Markets team for the DACH region, advising on IPOs, Private Placements, Capital Increases and Block Trades, as well as IR engagement strategies. Highlights include capital transactions for various German Banks, the reintroduction of Iceland to global equity markets, and IPOs for well-known German, Austrian and Swiss companies. Additionally, he worked on Corporate Broking mandates in the German market.

Christopher studied at the University of Zurich, graduating with an MA in International Relations, History and Classical Archaeology. During his time at university, he built his first professional experience in equity markets working part-time at Kepler Equities in the equity research department.

Head of Stewardship, Bank J. Safra Sarasin Ltd

Julia Wittenburg joined Bank J. Safra Sarasin in 2019 and is responsible for the stewardship activities of the Bank’s asset management division.

Prior to joining the Bank, she held various positions in the US and in Europe, including at PJT Partners (formerly Camberview Partners), a corporate consultancy and at BlackRock Investment Management. She holds a Master’s degree in International Economics & Politics.

Julia regularly presents to members of the Conference Board, a global think tank, and lectured on shareholder activism at IMD’s “Board Dynamics” class. She is a member of the advisory Sustainability Committee of a Swiss-listed technology company. 

Managing Partner Broome Yasar

Oskar Yasar is widely recognized as a global authority in executive recruitment within Investor Relations and Corporate Communications. For 30 years, he has been at the coal face of global IR advisory and executive recruitment, leading almost 600 senior-level appointments across international markets. His track record and deep expertise have earned him a reputation for excellence and insight across the industry.

London and New York based, Oskar is the author of the acclaimed “The Global IR Revolution”, a ground-breaking work that chronicles the rise of investor relations from a niche function to a strategic powerhouse at the heart of global corporations. He has also been the author of the widely acclaimed studies on the transition of IROs into senior business leadership functions.

Head of Corporate Reporting at SIX Exchange Regulation

Reto Zemp, lic. oec. HSG, Swiss certified public accountant, is Head of Corporate Reporting at SIX Exchange Regulation, where he is responsible for monitoring and enforcement of the corporate reporting obligations, notably financial reporting, corporate governance and sustainability reporting, of issuers on the Swiss stock exchange. As an audit expert, Reto Zemp has previously worked for a big 4 audit firm for over 15 years.