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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

 

TOBIAS VINZENT
Portrait of 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

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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