Christophe Verbaere joined Notz Stucki in 2021 as Group Chief Operating Officer, in charge of technology and operations.
He started his career in 1994 with the French Space Agency as a rocket scientist for European Ariane space launchers family and moved to Switzerland in 1998 to start an IT career applied to finance going through different roles for major Geneva based Private Banks and Asset Managers. With a passion for data and digital, he added Portfolio Management, Risk management, Quantitative analysis and Data science education to his background in order to better help organizations in their Front to Back digitalization strategy.
He is graduate of an Aeronautics and Astronautics engineer diploma from ESTACA (Paris), a Risk Management and Quantitative analysis diploma from HEC (Geneva), a Financial Market and Portfolio Management certificate from ISFB (Geneva) and followed a Data Science certificate from ENSAI (Paris).
Paolo Faraone joined Notz Stucki in 2010. As CEO and Board member of Notz Stucki Europe, Paolo Faraone is responsible for fund engineering and EU distribution. He is also a permanent guest of the Group’s Executive Committee and a member of the Asset Allocation Committee.
After beginning his career in 2000 at Citigroup Dublin, Paolo joined Vontobel Asset Management Luxembourg in 2004, where his responsibilities as director and executive manager included heading both client services and management company teams.
Paolo holds a degree in Political Science from the Università degli Studi di Pavia (Italy) and from Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca (Spain), an MBA from Manchester Business School, as well as a diploma in the Global Senior Management Program from IE Business School & Chicago Booth School of Business.
Romain Pidoux joined Notz Stucki in 2011 and heads the Group’s Risk Management.
He started his financial career in 2005 as Head of Quantitative Analysis for a Swiss Family Office, selecting funds and managing portfolio allocation. In 2008, he switched to the alternative world and joined Peak Partners as hedge funds analyst.
He is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) and holds a Master’s degree in international relations from the Graduate Institute of International Studies at Geneva University.
Abir Oreibi joined the Board of the Notz Stucki Group in 2018, where she brings her truly international perspective and rich experience.
Among many other ventures, Abir set up Alibaba.com’s first European office. After living and working in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Bangkok and London, she now lives in Geneva, where she is CEO of Lift Events, an organization that identifies technology trends, their business and social impact through the organization of events and open innovation programs. Issues related to the challenges and opportunities created by new technologies as well as the strategic responses from organizations are at the heart of Lift's activities.
Abir holds a BA in Political Sciences from the University of Geneva. She is an investor, and member of advisory and innovation boards.
Alexandre Chenaux joined Notz Stucki in 2013 and is Compliance Officer.
Prior to joining the firm, he worked at Banque Bonhôte, holding several Executive Assistant positions.
Alexandre holds a Master’s degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Fribourg and a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Compliance Management from the University of Geneva.
Alex Bridport joined the Group’s Board of Directors in 2014.
Alex is Managing Partner at Bridport & Co, a Swiss financial services company specialising in fixed income services for institutional clients. Before co-founding Bridport in 1991, he worked for Kleinwort Benson, then served as the General Manager of Investment Banking for Chase Manhattan (Geneva), before moving to Shearson Lehman Brothers (New York) as managing director in 1988.
He is a graduate of the Sorbonne University, Paris.
Grégoire Notz joined Notz Stucki in 1997, the Board of the Notz Stucki Group in 2008, the Executive Committe in 2017 and now also heads the Strategy and Development department.
Before joining the company, he held various positions at Permal Asset Management in New York, SBC Warburg in Zurich and Banco Santander in New York. He also founded Arowana Asset Management, Pterois SA, and sits on the Board of Notz (Metall) Holding.
Grégoire holds a BS with a double Major in Finance and in MIS from Northeastern University in Boston (USA) and is a graduate of Harvard Business School OPM in Boston (USA).
Antonio Mira joined Notz Stucki in 2006 as Group Chief Financial Officer. He heads the corporate functions and is involved in coordinating and implementing the decisions of the Executive Committee.
An experienced bank auditor, Antonio started his career in 1995 with Arthur Andersen, where he worked for some 7 years before joining Ernst & Young in 2002 as a Senior Manager.
Antonio is a Swiss chartered accountant and a Business graduate of Lausanne University (HEC).
Maya Page-Feuz joined Notz Stucki in 2000 and is the Group’s Chief Legal Counsel and Compliance Officer. In addition, she is Head of Human Resources and a permanent guest of the Group’s Executive Committee
After a few years in legal practice in the US and Geneva, Maya started her financial career in 1989, first at the Legal department of Republic National Bank of New York, then as a Senior Relationship Manager and Legal Counsel at Credit Suisse Trust.
She holds a Master’s degree in Comparative Law and is a licensed lawyer in both New York and Geneva.
Cédric Dingens joined Notz Stucki in 2002 and heads the Investment Solutions & Institutional Clients department. He also oversees the Alternative Investments activity and is a member of the Portfolio Management & Hedge Fund Selection team and of the Asset Allocation Committee.
Cédric started his career in Banque du Luxembourg (BIL) in 2001. In 2002, he joined Notz Stucki in Luxembourg as a portfolio manager. He has developed the internal quantitative risk management framework before being appointed Head of risk management in Geneva in 2010, and then being promoted to his current position in 2016.
He holds a degree in quantitative finance from Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines in Nancy (France) and is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA).
Julien first joined Notz Stucki as a Middle Officer in 2019 and became an analyst for the Macro and Fixed Income strategies at the beginning of 2021.
Prior to joining Notz Stucki, Julien started his career in 2014 as a Middle Office Analyst at Jabre Capital Partners and then served as a Portfolio Management Support Specialist for a multi-family office in Geneva.
Julien holds a MSc. in Management from the University of Geneva, having completed his final semester at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Julien is also a CFA level III candidate.
Mert Atanısay joined our Notz Stucki Zurich office as a relationship manager in 2021. He is a dynamic private banking professional specialised on Turkish clients.
Mert started his career at Citibank Turkey in 2004 before joining the Deutsche Bank private banking branch in Istanbul. He has led a dedicated career in private banking at Garanti BBVA since 2007, last 9 years of which he was a Senior VP as a member of the Turkish desk in BBVA Suiza. He graduated from Istanbul University holding an Economics degree
Christophe Verbaere joined Notz Stucki in 2021 as Group Chief Operating Officer, in charge of technology and operations.
He started his career in 1994 with the French Space Agency as a rocket scientist for European Ariane space launchers family and moved to Switzerland in 1998 to start an IT career applied to finance going through different roles for major Geneva based Private Banks and Asset Managers. With a passion for data and digital, he added Portfolio Management, Risk management, Quantitative analysis and Data science education to his background in order to better help organizations in their Front to Back digitalization strategy.
He is graduate of an Aeronautics and Astronautics engineer diploma from ESTACA (Paris), a Risk Management and Quantitative analysis diploma from HEC (Geneva), a Financial Market and Portfolio Management certificate from ISFB (Geneva) and followed a Data Science certificate from ENSAI (Paris).
Elisa Mailhos joins Notz Stucki in 2021. She has over 30 years' experience in the financial industry and the international corporate world.
Elisa started her career in 1990, at the opening of Merrill Lynch Bank (Suisse) S.A.’s Representative Office in Montevideo, Uruguay, her native country.
In 1997 she was invited to join the Bank's Headquarters in Geneva. After holding several positions , in 2001 she decided to focus on serving a vast Latin American HNW client base as a Private Banker.
Elisa is a graduate from the Commercial Institute, Colegio del Plata in Uruguay. She was formerly registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under Series 7 & 8 licenses and is presently a Certified Wealth Management Advisor (CWMA) by the Swiss Quality Association (SAQ).
Gabriel Garcia joined Notz Stucki in 2021, where he provides Family Office Services and Investment Strategies to High-Net-Worth individuals.
Before joining Notz Stucki, he spent 10 years with Bank Julius Baer AG in different functions before becoming a Relationship Manager in 2019. Prior to that, Gabriel spent over 6 years with Bank Vontobel AG providing Investment and Management Support to group of Relationship Managers.
Mario Stefania joined Notz Stucki in 2016. Before that he has worked as a proprietary trader and adviser for various standing institutions such as Société Générale, ABB, UBS and Citibank. Mario Stefania has a long lasting experience in global financial markets and trading with an extensive knowledge in FX Options and Interest Rate Derivatives.
Alexis Sautereau joined Notz Stucki in 2020.
Alexis Sautereau has more than 20 years’ experience in a variety of financial sectors. He began working in options and equities trading before moving into technology consulting and then corporate finance. In 1999, he joined Unigestion, one of the European leaders in alternative management, and became executive director, before leaving in 2002 to found Jam Research.
Patrick Sermaize joined Notz Stucki Europe in 2020 as Head of Wealth Management. He is responsible for the business development in Europe.
After beginning his career in Monaco at Victor JB Pastor Group, Patrick joined Banque Continentale du Luxembourg SA, a private bank in 1999, and then UBP Luxembourg in 2005 as member of the management. In 2010, he created his own asset management company in Luxembourg where he was executive director and partner.
Patrick holds a French business school diploma (Sup de Co) from EM Lyon Group, followed by a Master in finance and international wealth planning from CERAM-SKEMA Group in Nice and a diploma of financial analyst CEFA-EFFAS.