What makes our company different

Daniel Hug, a Swiss citizen born in 1966 in Bern, has more than 30 years of experience in banking and finance. He was a member of the executive board at VP Bank Switzerland, director at HSBC Private Bank and member of the executive board at Amtsersparniskasse Schwarzenburg. He started his career as an accountant in charge at the auditing firm Ernst & Young. His wide range of education includes a degree in business economics awarded by the University of Bern (lic.rer.pol.), a master’s degree in Business Administration awarded by the University of Geneva as well as an executive master’s degree in Business Administration awarded by the Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. He also acquired further professional qualifications such as Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) and Certified Financial Planner (CFP). Daniel Hug is a married father of two grown-up children.

Michaela Blankart was born in Germany in 1958. Having studied law and political science at the University of Regensburg, she worked at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Seminar for International Economic Relations). This was followed by positions at the Technical University of Berlin and the Humboldt University of Berlin. From 2006 to 2019, she was Head of the General Administration of the House of Prussia in Berlin. In her private life, Michaela Blankart focuses intensively on the history of the 19th century, notably on Great Britain and Austria-Hungary. She published on the topic of Queen Victoria, gives lectures and participated in various radio and television documentaries. She is married and lives in Berlin.

Leandro Chiarottino, born in 1973, was raised between Italy and Brazil. In Brazil, he attended the Italian school Dante Alighieri in São Paulo, where he later became a member of the Board of Directors. In Italy, he completed his officer training and was commissioned at the Scuola di Fanteria e Cavalleria di Cesano in Rome, before commencing his legal studies at the Facoltà di Giurisprudenza di Torino and earning his degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo. He also pursued further studies in finance. He spent more than twelve years in the corporate department of the prestigious law firm Pinheiro Neto Advogados before founding his own practice in 2007, Chiarottino e Nicoletti Advogados. The firm specialises in corporate law and regularly advises on cross-border transactions involving the Americas and Western Europe (www.chiarottino.com.br). Leandro Chiarottino serves on and advises several boards and professional associations, including as a Board Member of FIESP (Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo), with a particular focus on risk management and international cooperation. In 2023, he had the honour of being decorated with the title of Cavaliere dell’Ordine della Stella d’Italia. He is married and the father of three young students.

Urs Meyer, Swiss, born 1953 in Turtmann-Unterems, enjoys a 50 years long experience as a former Swiss Banker. In this function he acquired profound insights as Senior Client Advisor, County Team Head, culminating in the rank of Managing Director of a major Swiss Bank. He has in-dept knowledge about world-wide financial markets, in particular in the Americas, where he lived for several years. Besides his bilingual up-bringing’s in German and French, he speaks and writes fluently Spanish and Portuguese. Presently he is engaged as Board Member of a Private Investment Boutique as well as of a benevolent society. Urs Meyer is married and father of three adult daughters.