Governance
Our ownership structure is designed to ensure our long-term stability and independence, as well as align our interests with those of our clients
Board of Directors
Strong governance is integral to everything we do
Unigestion is an independent business with a stakeholder model of ownership to ensure a strong alignment of interests.
We apply this rigour to our Board, which comprises highly-regarded, experienced professionals who form an independent majority, and to our Executive Committee which has an average tenure at Unigestion of 18 years.
Our Board of Directors is responsible for the overall direction and supervision of management and holds the ultimate decision-making authority for Unigestion Holding SA.
- Our Board has an independent majority, ensuring impartiality and transparency.
- Our directors have diverse backgrounds and industry experience, bringing a unique set of perspectives to the boardroom.
Bernard Sabrier, Group Chairman, is also the CEO of Unigestion Asia Pte Ltd. Since taking control of the Geneva-based business in 1976, Mr Sabrier has successfully grown Unigestion into a leading independent manager of private equity, equities and multi-asset portfolios. He is President of Swiss [...]
Patrick Fenal, Board Member, is the Deputy Chairman of Unigestion Holdings SA. Mr Fenal is a member of the Boards of Tudor BVI and other funds managed by Tudor, and of the Advisory Board of the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre. He has [...]
Alain Robert, Board Member, is the President of the Helmut Horten Foundation, President of the Foundation for the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, member of the board of the Vareille Fondation and member of the board of ICMB in Geneva, Switzerland. Mr Robert is a former [...]
Beatrice Weder di Mauro, Board Member, is a Professor of International Economics at The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland. Ms Weder di Mauro is the President of CEPR, the leading European network of economists, and Research Professor and Distinguished Fellow [...]
Jean-Pierre Mustier, Board Member of Unigestion Holding SA, is a seasoned banking and asset management senior executive currently also on the board of Aareal Bank, a German commercial real estate focused bank where he serves as Chairman, and at Atos, a French technology company, also [...]
Bernard Gault, Board Member of Unigestion Holding SA, is an investment banker, a private equity investor and the founding partner of the investment firm Barville & Co. Mr. Gault is also the lead independent Director of OVH Cloud and Chairman of the CentraleSupélec Foundation. Mr. [...]
Executive Committee
Innovation, expertise and performance
Our executive management team is responsible for ensuring we deliver long-term sustainable value for our stakeholders.
Each member of the team is a shareholder, overseeing specific corporate activities, as well as sharing the collective responsibility for acting in the best interests of our clients, people and shareholders.
Equally important is nurturing a diverse and collaborative culture, where each team member’s ideas are encouraged, valued and respected.
Christophe de Dardel, CEO, is a member of the Executive Committee, the Risk Committee and the Private Equity Investment Committee. Mr de Dardel joined Unigestion in Geneva in 2001 as an analyst covering venture capital. In 2004, he was appointed Head of Investments, responsible for [...]
Alexei Jourovski, Managing Director, Head of Equities, is a member of the Executive Committee and Chair of the Equities Investment Committee. Since joining Unigestion in March 2001, Mr Jourovski has been responsible for the day-to-day management of Unigestion’s Equities funds. With a team of portfolio [...]
Reto Germann, Managing Director, Head of Business Development, is a member of the Executive Committee. Mr Germann joined Unigestion in 2012 as Head of Institutional Clients Germany/Austria, taking on responsibility for the DACH region in 2017, and EMEA in 2018. He was appointed to his [...]
Mark Zünd, Managing Director, Head of Private Equity, is a member of the Executive Committee and the Private Equity Investment Committee. Mr Zünd joined the former sponsor of Akina (now Unigestion) in 2001, becoming a member of the management team in 2005, where he drove [...]
Heidi Dyer, Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer and member of the Executive Committee, is responsible for the Finance, Risk, Legal & Compliance functions. She joined Unigestion in May 2023. Ms. Dyer began her career in 1995 at PricewaterhouseCoopers, in the Audit and Business Advisory Group [...]
Ownership
Working in partnership with our clients is central to our philosophy
Independent and stable structure
As an independent, privately-owned boutique asset manager, we are able to take a long-term view and focus on creating sustainable value for our clients and investors.
Our largest shareholder is the Famsa foundation, established by our Chairman, Bernard Sabrier. Its goal is to act as a strategic long-term shareholder for the benefit of all stakeholders, while enabling us to make a real difference to society. Famsa makes substantial contributions to a wide range of projects in the charitable, educational, cultural and medical fields.
Our senior management team and key employees are also shareholders in Unigestion, providing a strong alignment of interests with our clients. Finally, having well regarded institutional investors within our ownership structure ensures a high standard of corporate governance.
