Gregor Schmid Email & Phone Number

Gregor Schmid has been advising families and individuals on international structures, international tax, estate and succession planning for over 30 years with focus on Spain/Portugal and Latin America, in specific in Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Argentina. In the 90's he worked for 5 years at CASU (Compania Asesora Suiza Uruguaya) in Montevideo and was Executive Vice President at STG (Swiss Fiduciary Company) until 2006 and with Experta AG (today Mandaris AG) until 2010, both in Basel, Switzerland. Today he covers clients from Latin America and Switzerland as an independent advisor and acts also as agent of Mandaris AG, Switzerland and of ATU, Liechtenstein. He also represents Strategic Alliances AG, Switzerland, a worldwide insurance solutions provider, especially in art and jewellery issues. Since beginning of 2016 he acts through his multi family office, Orion Advisors S.A., Uruguay. He was director of the Latin American Chamber of Commerce in Switzerland and also president of its Junta Joven from 1996 to 2005. He is since 2011 director of the Swiss Uruguayan Chamber of Commerce, since 2015 co-founder and board member of Ganydar Foundation (www.ganydar.org), with its own multimedia www.joven.lat, where we offer direct links more than 100000 opportunities for young people in all Latin American countries to get a job, free education and help of young entrepreneurs. Used to be the Captain (2014 - 2016) and Vice Captain (2016 - 2018) of CGU (Club de Golf del Uruguay) and still member of the golf commitee today.Gregor holds a law degree from the University of Basel, made an Accelerated Development Program at London Business School in 1991 and is member of STEP (Society of Trust Estate Practitioners).Together with his wife Carla, they run a relocation and tour guide business in Uruguay.He spends his spare time with his wife and three children, enjoys golf (hdcp. 2), swimming, tennis, skiing, philanthropy and arts.