Swiss National, originally from Scandinavia and Asia, graduated from University of Geneva in 1986 with a Master of Science in Economics. He started his career as an external auditor with Deloitte Haskins & Sells in Geneva from 1987 to 1989, followed by a long International Private Banking experience, with Credit Suisse in Geneva and in Singapore from 1989 to 1997 and from 1997 with Banque Pictet & Cie SA in Geneva where he remained as a Wealth/Relationship Manager until 2021. He was mainly dealing with High Net Worth Individuals before joining Aquila in 2022. He speaks French and English.