Christian Neunkirchner

Valartis Asset Management SA (VAM) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Valartis Group AG (SWX: OZH). Formerly known as MC Trustco and later MCT Asset Management, VAM was established in 1996 within Marcuard Cook & Cie and is located in Geneva and Zurich with research offices in their Moscow base and other field offices. The firm was created to focus on the emerging markets of Eastern Europe, Russia and the former Soviet Union. VAM manages a variety of products in multiple asset classes for private, institutional and retail investors.

Maerki Baumann & Co. AG (Maerki Baumann) is a family-owned private Swiss bank which was founded in 1932. Headquartered in Zurich with an office in Lugano, the firm provides wealth management and investment advisory services to high-net worth private and institutional clients. Maerki Baumann & Co. AG offers institutional clients a number of select services, including custodian services for Swiss-based investment fund companies, internet access to international securities exchanges, support and placement agency for private placements, IPO support for Swiss companies and brokerage and procurement of resources for mandate management.