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Horgen, Zh, Ch

Zurich, Ch

Establish partnerships with crypto exchanges, custodians and data providers to facilitate secure and compliant trading, holding and reporting of digital assets.

Zurich, Ch

Accounting and financial management for entities in US and Switzerland, including payroll, treasury management, accounting, tax and external audit matters. Oversee legal and tax compliance with Swiss (FINMA, FTA) and US (SEC, IRS) regulation. Lead financial and treasury management of token launch and foundation endowment fund.DFINITY contributes to the development of the Internet Computer which is a public blockchain network enabling scalable, fast, open internet services.

Horgen, Zurich, Ch

Advising and investing in innovative businesses and entrepreneurs who turn risks into opportunities. Portfolio and mandates include product management, regulatory compliance, business development, financial reporting and funding across cyber insurance, micro-insurance, electric mobility, blockchain and insurtech, across Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and USA.

Blockchain-fueled toolbox that couples leading Earth Observation technology with weather intelligence to deliver insights into the agri-insurance industry. Comprehenive risk and damage-assessment, smart contract monitoring and more.

Berlin, De

Chief Product Officer mandate at personal data management company (polypoly and its pre-decessor viadata.io) applying edge computing and federated data architecture. Lead business modelling and developed working prototype for telematics based variable insurance pricing, retaining user control over personal data. Sharing data, privacy preserved.

Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, De

International expansion of Cyber insurance MGA across Europe. Market study to assess feasibility and business case for entry into Switzerland, including regulatory, legal and industry specific aspects.

Zurich, >, Ch

Zurich, >, Ch

Co-founded B3i to create a blockchain insurance network consortium with 20+ participants globally • Converted international consortium into well capitalised Swiss private company and was appointed CEO in 2017 • Engaged regulators, brokers, insurance and reinsurance companies to adopt platform to underwrite re/insurance • Established a strong business case that delivered significant efficiencies in re/insurance operating expenses • Created company with staff base of 30+ FTE and completed EUR 30+m funding • Expanded global shareholder group to 15+ global investors • Launched smart contract based placement, structuring, quoting, negotiation and documentation platform

Zurich, Zurich, Ch

Lead cross-functional team to build DLT prototype reducing inter-company process duration from weeks to days • Delivered an Ethereum based proof-of-concept in 3 months with <200k$ budget • Convinced 5 industry peers – Allianz, Aegon, Munich Re, Swiss Re and Zurich Insurance - to co-found B3i

Zurich, Zurich, Ch

Established finance and treasury services in 2 regional service centres, managing USD 30+bn annual cash flow • Delivered annual 5% productivity and service levels improvements with strong staff retention • Worked with Reinsurance CFO to expand his Finance team into the Bratislava and Bangalore service centers • Designed initial distributed ledger prototype that was spun off into independent company (B3i).

Zurich, Zurich, Ch

Directed global and group-wide assessment of IFRS across 60 legal entities considering new insurance regulation • Led 30+ FTE project globally to investigate IFRS aspects of valuation, hedging and accounting policies • Established a network of IFRS experts across Finance division working with central accounting policy team • Developed prototype for market consistent financial instruments valuation jointly with asset management finance • Co-represented Swiss Re to international standards bodies (IASB, FASB) and to industry peers • Compared Solvency II and IFRS regulation and concluded to prioritise Solvency over IFRS implementation

Zurich, Zurich, Ch

Created and strengthened a 20+ FTE global audit team by rebalancing the team’s audit and business skillsets • Managed 30+ annual finance audits and improved relationship with senior management and audit committee • Saved external audit fees by increasing the external auditors‘ reliance on internal audit’s work • Led global project team of 200+ staff to achieve SOX internal controls compliance • Achieved compliance in less than 3 years and established global process and control database across 60+ entities • Delivered first global go-live of IBM’s Open Pages risk and compliance software tool for 200+ users globally

Zurich, Zurich, Ch

Managed 40+ FTE finance, accounting and actuarial team for USD 2bio global commercial insurance business • Integrated portfolio of 50+ complex structured finance deals in new administration and accounting system • Increased transparency by introducing monthly management reporting across 10 lines of business

Zurich, Zurich, Ch

Reorganised 300+ FTE accounting and P&C policy administration into regional shared service center (SSC) • Established Group’s first SSC in India and transferred European and Asia accounting functions • Lead 50+ FTE global project team and transitioned it into a service level monitoring team after go-live

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Grew insurance client portfolio from one to 10+ large, international mandates • Lead team of 20 finance and insurance consultants with annual revenue of CHF 10m+ • Advised local and international clients on reporting systems, cash management and insurance • Delivered finance and financial systems advisory work in Benelux and Switzerland • Completed intense on-the-job training in project management, client and sales management • Worked on 15+ national and international projects with rapidly increasing responsibility

Developed, sold and implemented financial planning and treasury management solutions in start-up • Served 10+ clients with liquidity management, funding and cross-border payment solutions in Benelux region • Created financial models using advanced modelling and reporting techniques

Finance For Reinsurance

Young Managers Programme, Economics

Masters, Economics