Because we recognise that the value of a wealth management company lies essentially in its human capital and in the quality of its teams, we have created a strong and credible business model capable of combining a wide range of individual expertise.
THE PARTNERS

Hippolyte de Weck
CEO - Managing Partner

Egon Vorfeld
Managing Partner

Jean-François Andrade
Managing Partner

Alban Janssens de Bisthoven
Partner

Tanja von Ahnen
Partner

Cyrille Urfer
CIO - Partner

Charles-Henri de Marignac
Partner

Hippolyte de Weck
CEO - Managing Partner
Hippolyte joined Forum Finance as a Managing Partner in 2011 after having worked at UBS for 17 years. He was active in various areas such as fixed income, risk management and portfolio management in Geneva, Zurich and Frankfurt. Prior to joining Forum Finance, he was a Senior Key Client Advisor. He became CEO in 2022.

Egon Vorfeld
Managing Partner
Egon joined Forum Finance as a Managing Partner in 2009 following a merger with the wealth management company he founded in 2000. He previously worked as investment banker and equity analyst at Credit Lyonnais Securities and Cazenove & Co in London for 9 years.

Jean-François Andrade
Managing Partner
Jean-François became a Managing Partner in 2019 having joined Forum Finance in 2013. He previously worked as wealth manager and portfolio manager at several banks, including Pictet & Cie, Julius Baer and Edmond de Rothschild with a particular focus on Hispanic clients.

Etienne Gounod
Chairman
Etienne became the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Forum Finance when he stepped down as CEO in 2022. Etienne took on the role of CEO in 2009, having been a Managing Partner since 2003. He joined Forum Finance in 2000, following a 20 year long career as a private banker and investment banker at Pictet & Cie, UBS and Merrill Lynch in Geneva, London and New York, respectively.

Philippe Kern
Vice-Chairman
Philippe joined the Board of Directors of Forum Finance in 2021. He had been a Managing Partner of Forum Finance since 2013. Previously, Philippe worked for 34 years at Pictet & Cie where he was responsible for Latin American clients.

Régis Ducrey
Member
Régis joined the Board of Directors of Forum Finance in 2015. He is currently the CEO and founder of RM Global Consulting, a company specialising in risk management and compliance. Previously, Régis was COO / CFO at MIG Bank. Prior to that, he worked at Bank Julius Baer & Co, where he was head of the legal and compliance department.

Alain Couttolenc
Member
Alain Couttolenc joined the Board of Directors of Forum Finance in 2023. Prior to that, he served as CEO Latam and then CEO Europe at Nielsen. He also worked in the automotive sector as marketing director at Renault-Nissan. In 2010, he took up the position of Chief Development Officer of the Ipsos Group. Since 2024, Mr Couttolenc became Chief Development Officer of Mint.ai. He also has his own consulting company. Mr Couttolenc is also a member of the Board of Directors of Trust Valley.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD

Etienne Gounod
Chairman

Philippe Kern
Vice Chairman

Régis Ducrey
Member

Alain Couttolenc
Member
THE TEAM

Christian Alcala
Portfolio Manager

David Andrade
Portfolio Manager

Marie Backhaus
Assistant Portfolio Manager

Christian Bourqui
Relationship Manager

Lucia Bruel
Relationship Manager

Bastien Cahuzac
Portfolio Manager

César Daguet
Fund Manager

Jessica Ettlin
Portfolio Manager

Nickolas Gallay
Head of Compliance and Risk

Gonzague Iriart
Relationship Manager

Caroline Jehan
Relationship Manager

Michel Kamm
Relationship Manager

Carolina Noguera
Relationship Manager

Xavier Ricbour
COO

Philippe Senger
Relationship Manager

Alexis Vernes
Relationship Manager

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