Lorenz Beyeler
Research Associate, Wealth Management
Degree in economics from the University of Bern. Special fields: econometrics and financial markets theory.
Joined OLZ in 2007; also professional musician (double bass). ^
Patrik Frieder
Portfolio Manager, Wealth Management
Degrees in economics from the Universities of Bern and Jönköping (Sweden). Special fields: finance management and capital markets.
Joined OLZ in 2007; wealth management and IT. ^
René Füchter
Manager, Corporate Functions
Degree in natural sciences from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH); Executive MBA degrees from the Universities of Bern and Rochester (New York, USA); special fields: corporate finance, strategy and capital markets.
Previous experience through working in and setting up companies in the fields of financial services and insurance, wealth management and currency trading.
Joined OLZ in 2008; mostly involved in corporate functions (corporate organisation, reporting, controlling and due diligence) and project management. ^
Brigitte Gauch
Management Assistant, Wealth Management
Secretarial and commercial diplomas.
Previous experience with Bausoft AG, Givisiez, and Auto Marti, Niederwangen.
Joined OLZ in 2009; administration and wealth management.
One son and one daughter. ^
Till Grünewald
Junior Portfolio Manager, Wealth Management
Degree in economics from the University of Bern; diploma in performing arts from the Swiss Jazz School; special fields: finance management and capital markets.
Joined OLZ in 2006; also professional musician (saxophone). ^
Joël Lötscher
Junior Portfolio Manager, Wealth Management
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with main focus on banking and finance from the Berner Fachhochschule.
Several years of professional experience at UBS as a relationship manager with private clients and independent asset managers.
Joined OLZ in 2009, wealth management. ^
Prof. em. Dr. Hans Oetliker
Expert in financial security and pension funds, Wealth Management
Emeritus professor. Degree in medicine from the University of Bern; senior consultant and scientific assistant at the Physiology Institute of the University of Bern and visiting associate professor at Yale University (USA); research into muscular physiology.
1971 founded the pension fund for assistants at the University of Bern, later member of the board of trustees of the VSAO Foundation (Association of Swiss Assistant and Senior Consultants); after ceasing to do research took over wealth management for the VSAO from 1998 to 2004.
Member of the board of directors/trustees of various companies and pension funds; joined OLZ in 2008 as pension fund specialist.
Married, 2 children and 3 grandchildren. ^
Marc Renggli
Non-executive director, Wealth Management
Degree in law from the University of Fribourg; called to the bar in Lucerne, estate planner at the European Business School and certified foundation and estate planner in Germany.
Special fields: national and international civil law and foundation and trust law.
Previous experience in financial planning, trusts and fiduciary with a private Swiss bank in Zurich, legal adviser with a fiduciary company in Lucerne and consultant with a fiduciary company in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. Appointed as trust consultant for Lexadmin Trust Services PTE LTD (member of the Jeeves Group, Schaan) in Singapore in December 2008.
Joined OLZ in 2009 as non-executive director of OLZ Wealth Management PTE LTD in Singapore. ^
Stefan Reusser
Vice President, Wealth Management
Degrees in economics from the Universities of Bern and Rochester (New York, USA). Special fields: finance management and capital markets.
Joined the Wealth Management Department of OLZ in 2001 after working at the Unviersity of Bern Institute for Financial Management. ^
Sabrina Schenk
Assistant, Corporate Functions
Clerk; graduating at the Pedagogical University in Fribourg.
Previous experience: assistant to the Head of Information at the Federal Office for Migration, clerk in the President's secretariat of the Swiss Asylum Appeal Commission, and later in the chancellery of the Federal Administrative Court.
Joined OLZ in 2007, administration. ^
André Siegrist
Senior Portfolio Manager, Wealth Management
Degree in economics from the University of Bern, CFA Level III candidate. Special fields: finance management and capital markets.
Previous experience: assistant for company customers at the Bern Cantonal Bank and IT project manager at the BFB Biel Training Centre while studying.
Joined OLZ in 2005; wealth management and IT. ^
Renate Stuber
Management Assistant, Corporate Functions
Diploma in economics (Dipl. Betriebswirtschafterin HF).
Practical experience as a personal assistant with Ascom Holding AG and Fust AG in Berne. Having successfully completed a higher course in economics she worked at first as an accountant with Treuhand Brand in Berne and later founded the accountancy and management company Contabila Sarl in Cudrefin. There she was an independent project manager for small and medium-sized businesses as well as a property manager and a fiscal consultant.
Joined OLZ in 2010; accounts and administration. She has one son. ^
Urs Zwahlen
Manager, Wealth Management
Banking professional with over 30 years of practical experience at UBS - mainly in the fields of Wealth Management and Controlling. Last position as assistant to the regional direction of UBS Wealth Management in the Central Lowlands of Switzerland.
Joined OLZ in 2010; responsible for Front Support, Marketing and Communications in the the Wealth Management section. ^
