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Dr. Maria E.
Specogna is a Member of the Management Committee at Kieger AG.
She is also a Portfolio Manager in the Healthcare team.
She manages Healthcare equity funds focused on sustainability (lead manager), thematic impact and blue-chip stocks.
She has more than 20 years of experience in the financial industry, of which 19 in the field of sustainable investments.
Prior to joining Kieger, she was responsible for Healthcare investments at Vontobel Asset Management.
Before that, she co-developed and implemented ESG-integration strategies for equity analysis at both Vontobel Asset Management and Swiss Re.
During the 6 years prior to her move to Swiss Re in 2007, she worked for Credit Suisse Private Bank, where she was responsible for Healthcare and Chemicals research.
Her early professional years, following her studies, were spent as research scientist at the Institute of Physiology of the University of Zurich and as Laboratory Head at Givaudan.
She studied Biochemistry and holds a PhD from the University of Zurich.
She also obtained the Swiss Financial Analyst certification delivered by AZEK (Swiss Training Centre for Investment Professionals).
Maria Elsa Specogna active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Kieger AG
 Kieger AG Investment ManagersFinance Kieger AG is a specialist healthcare asset manager that designs and manages diversified multi-asset portfolios utilizing a broad range of asset classes and thematic investment products. Kieger is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has subsidiaries in Switzerland and Luxembourg. The Swiss company has a long-standing history of investing in "mittelstand" companies and leading private equity funds worldwide. Kieger has one of the first private equity fund of funds dedicated to healthcare. The company was founded in 2000 by Andrea Broggini, and Pascal Mischler has been the CEO of the company since 2022. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | 31/08/2016 |
Former positions of Maria Elsa Specogna
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|---|---|---|
Credit Suisse Securities Europe Ltd (Switzerland)
 Credit Suisse Securities Europe Ltd (Switzerland) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Credit Suisse Securities Europe Ltd. (Switzerland) is the Swiss broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities Europe Ltd. in Great Britain. They are ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Headquartered in Zurich, the firm offers equities and fixed income sales and trading services, and provides access to a range of debt and equity securities, derivative products and financing opportunities across the capital spectrum for corporate, sovereign and institutional clients. | Analyst-Equity | - |
Vontobel Asset Management AG
 Vontobel Asset Management AG Investment ManagersFinance Vontobel Asset Management AG (Vontobel AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Vontobel Holding AG (SWX: VONN) in Switzerland. Founded in 1988, the firm is headquartered in Zurich and manages assets for institutional clients and the Vontobel Group's pension funds. Vontobel AM is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI). | Analyst-Equity | - |
Bank Vontobel AG
 Bank Vontobel AG Investment ManagersFinance Bank Vontobel AG (BV), formerly known as Bank J. Vontobel & Co AG, is a Zurich-based private bank. Established in 1924, BV is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vontobel Holding AG (SW: VONN) and has offices in Geneva, New York, Frankfurt, Milan, Vienna and Luxembourg. The bank is VONN's private banking arm. In 2006 BV acquired the brokerage and corporate finance activities of Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch, which were integrated into their investment banking subsidiary, Vontobel Equity Research. BV specializes in financial consulting, research and wealth management via mutual funds, hedge funds, derivatives and special products for institutions, pension funds, corporates, high net-worth individuals, family offices and private individuals | Analyst-Equity | - |
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Credit Suisse Securities Europe Ltd (Switzerland)
Credit Suisse Securities Europe Ltd (Switzerland) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Credit Suisse Securities Europe Ltd. (Switzerland) is the Swiss broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities Europe Ltd. in Great Britain. They are ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Headquartered in Zurich, the firm offers equities and fixed income sales and trading services, and provides access to a range of debt and equity securities, derivative products and financing opportunities across the capital spectrum for corporate, sovereign and institutional clients. | Finance |
Bank Vontobel AG
Bank Vontobel AG Investment ManagersFinance Bank Vontobel AG (BV), formerly known as Bank J. Vontobel & Co AG, is a Zurich-based private bank. Established in 1924, BV is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vontobel Holding AG (SW: VONN) and has offices in Geneva, New York, Frankfurt, Milan, Vienna and Luxembourg. The bank is VONN's private banking arm. In 2006 BV acquired the brokerage and corporate finance activities of Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch, which were integrated into their investment banking subsidiary, Vontobel Equity Research. BV specializes in financial consulting, research and wealth management via mutual funds, hedge funds, derivatives and special products for institutions, pension funds, corporates, high net-worth individuals, family offices and private individuals | Finance |
Vontobel Asset Management AG
Vontobel Asset Management AG Investment ManagersFinance Vontobel Asset Management AG (Vontobel AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Vontobel Holding AG (SWX: VONN) in Switzerland. Founded in 1988, the firm is headquartered in Zurich and manages assets for institutional clients and the Vontobel Group's pension funds. Vontobel AM is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI). | Finance |
Kieger AG
Kieger AG Investment ManagersFinance Kieger AG is a specialist healthcare asset manager that designs and manages diversified multi-asset portfolios utilizing a broad range of asset classes and thematic investment products. Kieger is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has subsidiaries in Switzerland and Luxembourg. The Swiss company has a long-standing history of investing in "mittelstand" companies and leading private equity funds worldwide. Kieger has one of the first private equity fund of funds dedicated to healthcare. The company was founded in 2000 by Andrea Broggini, and Pascal Mischler has been the CEO of the company since 2022. | Finance |
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