About
Chairman of the board of directors.
Experience
- Swiss Life AGNon Executive Board Membercurrent2019 — presentZürich,Switzerland
- Swiss Life AGGroup Chief Financial Officer & Member of Group Executive Board2009 — 2019
- Cembra Money Bank AGVice Chairman of the Boardcurrent2020 — presentZurich, Switzerland
- SygnumNon Executive Board Member and Chairman of Audit & Risk Committeecurrent2018 — presentZürich, Switzerland
- Allianz SEEVP of Operational Transformation2009
- Zurich Financial ServicesChief Operating Officer Global Life & Member of Group Management Board2004 — 2008
- Zurich Financial ServicesGroup Chief Financial Officer & Member of Group Management Board2002 — 2003
- Zurich Financial ServicesChief Financial Officer Zurich North America1999 — 2002Greater Chicago Area
- Zurich Financial ServicesChief Financial Officer Switzerland1997 — 1998Switzerland
- Zurich Financial Services SwitzerlandChief Financial Officer & Head of IT (P&C Operations)1995 — 1996Switzerland
Education
- The Wharton SchoolAMP1998
- University of St.Gallenlic oec HSG, Economics1977 — 1982
Skills & more
Internal Controls4Corporate Finance13Financial Analysis8Risk Management23Business Strategy6Insurance31Reinsurance8Finance26Mergers & Acquisitions8Enterprise Risk Management9Financial Risk12Outsourcing2
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Financial ModelingStrategic Financial PlanningChange ManagementFinancial ReportingAccountingUnderwritingSarbanes-Oxley ActDue DiligenceSolvency IIFrom Thomas's professional profile.
Colleagues at Swiss KMU Partners AG
Adrian Stoob
Finanzplaner eidg. FA at Swiss KMU Partners AG
Aleksandar Gordic
Finance Manager at Swiss KMU Partners AG
Andreas Brugger
Leiter Vermögensverwaltung at Swiss KMU Partners AG
Bernhard Glück
Finance Manager at Swiss KMU Partners AG
Christoph Angst
Leiter Family Office at Swiss KMU Partners AG
Daniel Rüdisüli
Partner und Mitinhaber, Fokus Family Office at Swiss KMU Partners AG
Doris Walter
Sachbearbeiterin Wertschriftenbuchhaltung at Swiss KMU Partners AG
Enis Avdyli
Finance Manager, Stv. Leiter Risk & Compliance at Swiss KMU Partners AG
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Thomas Buess work?
- Thomas Buess is Präsident des Verwaltungsrates at Swiss KMU Partners AG.
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Shared employers
Also worked at Swiss Life AG2
Also worked at Cembra Money Bank AG1
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