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Vontobel 3a Pension Foundation

More transparency and freedom to choose

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
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

Kurt Gutknecht
Function:	Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Date of birth:	August 11, 1958
Occupation:	Head of Pension Schemes at Bank Vontobel AG
Education:	HWZ University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich
Professional background:	Head of Pension Schemes at Vontobel since 2012 Eighteen years at Vontobel as Global Head of Human Resources Eight years at Credit Suisse in the Human Resources division, including working as the head of the Human Resources for various departments at the headquarters and various regions in German-speaking Switzerland Five years at Zellweger Uster AG, including working as the head of HR Development

Patrick Häsler
Function:	Member of the Board of Trustees
Geburtsdatum:	September 20, 1972
Occupation:	Product Manager at Bank Vontobel AG
Education:	Degree in Electrical Engineering (Dipl. El. Ing.) from ETH, MBA from Schulich School of Business, Toronto
Professional background:	Fifteen years at Vontobel, working in Corporate Business Development and Product Management with responsibility for pension solutions Four years of IT consulting at AWK Group AG in the areas of finance, pharmaceuticals, and energy Two and one-half years as a Software Developer at Ascom Systec AG

Tobias Vinzent
Function:	Member of the Board of Trustees
Date of birth:	March 6, 1982
Occupation:	Head of Wealth Planning at Bank Vontobel AG
Education:	Federally certified Financial Planner, federally certified SME Financial Expert, DAS in Wealth Management, CAS in Applied Psychology, MAS in Swiss Finance/ Certified Financial Planner
Professional background:	Since 2018 Head of Wealth Planning and Head of Financial Planning at Bank Vontobel AG Head of Financial Planning and Consulting for one year at Notenstein La Roche Privatbank AG Ten years as Deputy Team Head of Financial Planning and relationship manager for private clients, as well as Member of the Board of Trustees of the pension fund at St. Galler Kantonalbank AG Three years as relationship manager for private clients and group business at Swiss Life AG Three years as a trust secretary at Altrimo AG Four years as a relationship manager and secretary at Nova AG

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