Executive Committee
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Burkhard P. VarnholtHead of the Asset Management, Products & Sales Division, Chief Investment Officer |
Born 1968; German citizen, residing in Zurich, Switzerland; PhD in Economics from the University of St. Gall (HSG).
From 1998 until his switch to Bank Sarasin in September 2007, Burkhard P. Varnholt worked for Credit Suisse Private Banking in Zurich. After joining the bank as head of the Services and subsequently also the Investment Analysis divisions, he became Global Head of Financial Products & Investment Advisory in 2002. He was a member of the Global Executive Council from September 2005 onwards. Prior to that, from 1996 to 1998, Burkhard P. Varnholt worked for Morgan Stanley Investment Banking in London. He is also an experienced lecturer, having taught not only at the University of St. Gall (HSG), but also at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Stern School of Business, New York University. Burkhard Varnholt has already published over 100 articles and four books. As a keen art lover and collector, Burkhard Varnholt sat on the Acquisitions Committee of the Tate Modern in London. In 2004 he set up the charity Kids of Africa –The Swiss African Orphanage (www.kids-of-africa.com). To date this charity has built and now maintains a village for up to 100 orphaned homeless children in Kampala (Uganda).
