Thomas van Ditzhuyzen

Thomas has been active in the financial industry for over 35 years. After successfully completing his law studies in Basel, he completed a financial internship and later managed funds for institutional clients as a portfolio manager.

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Thomas van Ditzhuyzen, Velaw Zürich

Thomas has more than 35 years of experience in the financial industry. After studying law in Basel and completing a financial internship, he worked as a portfolio manager for institutional clients. He held management positions at Swiss banks, founded one of the country’s first internet banks, and built up the private label fund business of a major provider in Switzerland and Luxembourg. Most recently, he was responsible for the expansion and distribution of investment products at a renowned Swiss insurance company.

He was a long-standing Swiss representative on the boards of directors of Luxembourg funds, most recently as Chairman of a self-managed SIF SICAV focusing on alternative investments. Thomas has extensive knowledge of the financial industry in Switzerland and the EU and brings many years of experience in managing complex, cross-border projects.

  • Head of Investment Solutions Mobiliar and Member of the Executive Board of Mobiliar Fondsleitung, Bern 2016–2022
  • Responsible for Private Label Business and Member of the Executive Board of the Fund Management Company GAM Investment Management (Switzerland) AG (formerly Swiss & Global Asset Management AG, previously Julius Baer Investmentfonds Dienstleistung AG), Zurich, 2004–2016
  • Establishment and CEO Zurich Invest Bank AG, Zurich 1997–2003
  • Responsible for Fund Marketing and Reporting Coutts Private Bank AG (Switzerland), Zurich 1995–1997
  • Assistant to the Management of MIGROSBANK AG, Zurich 1993–1995
  • Portfolio Manager Institutional Clients UBS AG, Zurich 1991–1993
  • In House Portfolio Management UBS AG, Basel 1989–1991
  • Financial Internship (FIAT) UBS AG, Basel 1987–1989
  • University of Basel, Faculty of Law, 1982–1987, lic. iur
  • Advanced Executive Banking Program, Swiss Finance Institute, formerly Swiss Banking School, 2001
  • Formerly a member of the Board of Directors of various investment companies with variable capital (SICAV) based in Luxembourg
  • Currently various mandates as an independent administrative council
  • Mentor Startup Academy, Basel
  • Ambassador eevolve Partners, Zurich
  • German
  • English

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