Michel van Zanten

Chief Executive Officer at Cura & Senectus Investment AG

Altendorf, Schwyz, Switzerland

About

Experienced Board Member with a demonstrated history of working in the investment management industry. Strong business development professional skilled in Business Planning, Operations Management, International Business Development, Fund Administration, and Vision Development.

Experience

  • Chief Executive Officer at Cura & Senectus Investment AG
    Nov 2016 - Present · 9 yrs 8 mos

    Professional and administrative responsibility for Cura & Senectus Investment AG. An asset management "boutique", located and regulated in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, with a focus on client service and performance. Our investment services include management of mandates and funds. Our products cover a broad range of asset classes and include amongst others agriculture, real assets, private alternatives and hedge funds. My responsibilities include amongst others asset allocation, risk management, fund management controls and compliance for the combined asset under management in C&S.

  • Member of the Board - ML Finance Academy at ML Finance Academy
    Jan 2013 - Dec 2019 · 7 yrs

    ML Finance Academy (MLFA) is the specialist in the field of financial education in the securities industry and financial services with offices in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Poland. Besides a large number of courses for front, mid- and backoffice, the academy is a certified preparation provider for the Certified Investment Professional CIP® program. ML Finance Academy is the organizer of the annual event Finance Opex Update. www.mlfa.eu

  • Director at Circle Partners
    Oct 2013 - Oct 2016 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    Global head of fund administration at Circle Partners, an independent financial services and fund administration provider. Responsible for the business strategy and the Interational business development of the fund administration business. Further to develop the product offering for fund services across a variety of investment strategies, domiciles and (fund-) structures, including private equity and real estate funds to fund of hedge funds.

  • COO Corepoint Capital AG at Corepoint Capital AG
    Jan 2013 - Oct 2016 · 3 yrs 10 mos

    Responsible for the volatility product line at Corepoint Capital AG. Total Return Systems TRS, is built on risk and stability algorithms and has established principles of robust statistics and regime recognition systems. The teams’s investment solutions are the answers of increasing extreme risks in the capital markets and shrinking risk carrying capacity of institutional investors.

  • Credit Suisse Investment Bank (Zurich)
    • Managing Director - Prime Fund Services
      Oct 2010 - Dec 2012 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      M&A of Prime Fund Solutions business from Fortis/ABN Amro. Responsible for Business Strategy and Separation Programme from ABN Amro

    • Managing Director - Global Fund Operations
      Jun 2007 - Oct 2010 · 3 yrs 5 mos

      Responsible for Global Fund Operations for global CSAM funds, including private equity and alternative funds. Business include fund administration, trust, transfer agent and middle office services. Function included responsibilities over outsourcing, selling and managing change across business lines.