Team Zurich
Alexander Studhalter, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Alexander
Studhalter has been in the international trustee, consultancy and real estate
field for 20 years. As a Board member, he has a wealth of experience in
company management in and outside Switzerland, in the development and management
of international company structures and in assisting and representing families
in and outside Switzerland (family office) incl. their relation to Switzerland,
in succession planning as well as in advising them in international taxation
matters.
Through his group of companies in his position of Board Chairman, Alexander
Studhalter is a member of the SVIT (Swiss Real Estate Association) and the
SAAM (Swiss Association of Asset Managers). He is a registered
auditor in accordance with the regulation of the Federal Auditing Authority
and is a subordinate member of the self-regulating organizations for the
combating of money laundering in the finance sector.
Pavel Semenyuta-Entin, founding partner, Chief Investment Officer, Head of Investment Committee
Prior
to joining Lakeshore International,
Pavel Semenyuta was Managing Director of the Russian Investment
Club, Moscow and a member of the Risk Management committee.
Previously he was Head of Finance of the Russian state monopoly
alcohol producer Rosspirtrom, and, in his position as CFO and COO, developed
the Aquarius Group into the largest producer of IT hardware in Russia. He
has also held the positions of Director of Alon East Ltd. (Netherlands)
and CFO in the consumer electronics retail group PARTYA. He graduated from
Moscow University of Consumer Cooperatives with a Master of Economic Science
in 1997, followed by a Ph.D. in Economics in 2000.
Christoph Portmann, partner, member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Board
Christoph Portmann has 19 years experience in advising international
clientele in Wealth Management. Before joining Lakeshore
International he headed up the Eastern European Private Banking team after
joining Schroders & Co Bank AG,
Zurich in 2005. Prior to this he was Head of Sales for Derivative & Structured
Products for Bank Vontobel AG before he joined the Private Banking team
in 1997. Christoph Portman is a qualified banker having graduated from the
Swiss Banking School Executive Program in 2000. He is also an experienced
trader in futures & options. Since 2000 he is in the foundation board of the pension fund of the city of Lucerne.
