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The Vontobel 3a Pension Foundation was established in 2020 as a foundation serving the non-mandatory segment of the pension market.

Board of Trustees and Profiles

PROF. DR. KERSTIN WINDHÖVEL
Portrait of Prof. Dr. Kerstin Windhövel
Function:Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees
Date of birth:September 25, 1972
Occupation:Head of the Pension Planning Area of Expertise at Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences for Economics as well as the Managing Director of wincon gmbh – Pension Funds and Pension Advice
Education:Doctorate at School for Macroeconomics focusing on Economic Theory at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg with concentrations in economics, psychology, mathematics, and HR management
Professional background:
  • Over 13 years as an advisor to social insurance carriers, associations, and ministries on demographic and economic issues
  • Ten years at various universities in finance and pension department

 

FLORIAN BÄTTIG
Portrait of Florian Bättig
Function:Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Date of birth:12 December 1968
Occupation:Managing Director of the Pension and Supplementary Fund of Bank Vontobel AG
Education:Business economist FH
Swiss certified expert in accounting and controlling
CAS Occupational Pension Provision
Professional background:
  • Since 2023 Managing Director of the Pension and Supplementary Fund of Bank Vontobel AG
  • 6 years Head Finance, Vontobel
  • 13 years Head Group Accounting, Vontobel
  • 2 years Accounting Specialist, Zürcher Kantonalbank
  • 3 years Financial Controller, Elvia Travel Insurance
  • 2 years Internal Auditor, Credit Suisse

 

PATRICK HÄSLER
Portrait of Patrick Häsler
Function:Member of the Board of Trustees
Date of birth:September 20, 1972
Occupation:ESG Specialist at Bank Vontobel AG
Education:Degree in Electrical Engineering (Dipl. El. Ing.) from ETH, MBA from Schulich School of Business, Toronto
Professional background:
  • Since 2022 at Bank Vontobel AG in the ESG Competence Center of Wealth Management as ESG Specialist
  • 13 years at Bank Vontobel AG in the function of Product Manager in Wealth Management, including responsibility for pension solutions
  • 3 years at Bank Vontobel AG in the area of Corporate Business Development
  • 4 years in IT consulting at AWK Group AG in the areas of finance, pharmaceuticals and energy
  • 2.5 years in software development at Ascom Systec AG

 

ALEXANDER SPILLMANN
A portrait of Alexander Spillmann
Function:Member of the Board of Trustees
Date of birth:February 10, 1967
Occupation:Senior Pension Solutions Specialist at Bank Vontobel AG
Education:Lic. iur. (Master of Law), University of Fribourg
Professional background:
  • Since 2020 Senior Pension Solutions Specialist at Bank Vontobel AG
  • 2011 – 2020 Head of Sales and Director of various 2nd-pillar pension foundations at Tellco AG
  • 2006 – 2020 Desk Head and Regional Head for Central Europe at UBS AG and Banque Heritage SA
  • 2004 – 2006 Managing Director at Globalwine AG
  • 2000 – 2004 Client Advisor at Bank Vontobel AG
  • 1997 – 2000 Sales and Project Management at Credit Suisse AG

Management Board

Hanspeter Gadient
Portrait of Hanspeter Gadient
Function:Executive Director
Date of birth:28.01.1969
Occupation:Head Service Hub at Vontobel
Education:MA in Economics / University of Zurich
Professional background:
  • 14 years in various functions at Vontobel, currently Head of Service Hub
  • 5 years Head of Business Development & Marketing at Commerzbank (Schweiz) AG, Zurich
  • 6 years Controller at Bank von Ernst & Cie AG, Zurich

 

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