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Thomas Breitenmoser CFA, CAIA is the Head of Investment Consulting and Controlling at Complementa AG. He held management positions at Swisscanto/ZKB, JPMorgan Asset Management, Merill Lynch Investment Managers and Credit Suisse. He was also president of the Foundation Board and the Investment Committee of JPMorgan Chase Suisse Pension Fund. Thomas studied economy and business administration at the University of Applied Sciences in Zurich and completed the dual degree Executive MBA in Asset and Wealth Management at the University of Lausanne and Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, USA).

Marianne Fassbind has been commenting on events in the Swiss economy for over 25 years. She is familiar with the communication challenges involved in management and strategy changes and in crisis situations that can damage a company’s reputation. As a member of investment committees and as a trustee of pension funds, the pension market is also one of her core areas of expertise. Thanks to her many years of experience as a member of the Board of Directors and Chairwoman of the Audit Committee of a listed Swiss company, she is familiar with the various communication mechanisms of the Board of Directors and management and is familiar with financial reporting and capital market transactions. As the former Chief Financial Officer of the city of Rapperswil, she is also familiar with the specifics of politics and administration. Marianne Fassbind holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration and Economics from the University of Zurich (lic.oec.publ.).

Christian Jost, CFA, is a Senior Investment Analyst at Zurich Invest AG. He is responsible for the selection and monitoring of asset managers for the infrastructure platform (around CHF 2 billion in assets) and the fixed income platform (around CHF 10 AuM). Before joining Zurich Invest in 2016, he was a Portfolio Manager of Fixed Income Fund-of-Funds. He is a CFA Charterholder and also passed the CAIA exams.

Andreas is the Head of Investment Research and Senior Investment Consultant at Complementa in Zurich. In his current role he advises Swiss and German institutional investors on their strategic asset allocation and manager selection. In addition, he is one of the co-authors of the annual Complementa Risk Check-Up pension study. He is also the author of various articles and publications. Andreas is a Chapter Executive of the CAIA Zurich Chapter and a member of the CFA Swiss Pensions Conference Committee.

Gianfranco Saladino is an Executive Director within Swiss Life Asset Management Infrastructure practice and Head of Value-Add Infrastructure. He oversees the growth infrastructure investment and asset management activities. His experience includes investing in digital, energy, transport and social infrastructure assets. Gianfranco serves as a non-executive director on the board of Powy, Rad-X, Condecta and Telecom Infrastructure Partners.