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Dr. Bernd Pfister

Chief Execuitve Officer

Experience

Bernd served on the board of directors of more than 65 public and private operating companies and holds 25 board positions currently. He founded serveral asset management companies including Invision Private Equity AG, Aureus Private Equity AG, Mach Continuations GmbH, First Ltd. and Paros Capital AG. He worked in financial service institutions including Schroders Plc., Metro Dienstleistungs-Beteiligungen AG und Rothschild & Co. (Five Arrows Principal Investment, Senior Advisor). His passion is on private equity deals of which he participated in various functions in more than 150 transactions over the last 30 years.

Current board positions

  1. Paros Capital AG, Chairman, Baar
  2. Paros Beteiligungen AG, Chairman, Baar
  3. Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association (SECA), Chairman, Rotkreuz
  4. Swiss Venture Capital Association, Vice Chairman, Rotkreuz
  5. Argus Data Insights Holding AG, Chairman, Zürich
  6. Nomor Riedless Beteiligungen AG, Chairman, Zürich
  7. Argus der Presse AG, Zürich
  8. Argus Data Insights Schweiz AG, Zürich
  9. Argus Data Insights Deutschland GmbH, Berlin
  10. Argus Data Insights Serivices GmBH, Frankfurt a.O.
  11. One4u Media AG, Heriswil
  12. Augure Coporate France S.A, Paris
  13. Augure Corporate Spain S.L., Madrid
  14. Augure Deutschland GmbH, Berlin
  15. Libera Holding AG, Baar
  16. Libera AG, Basel
  17. IRF Reputation AG, Zürich
  18. Arimen Capital AG, Bern
  19. Swiss Diagnostic Solutions AG, Chairman, Baar
  20. Swiss Entrepreneurship Foundation, Advisory Board Member, Bern

Education

1996

Dr. lic. oec. HSG, Universität St. Gallen, Doktorarbeit „Integriertes Management-Konzept für internes Venture Management” (Prof. C. Pümpin / Prof. Knut Bleicher)

1991

European Doctoral Programme in Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, Durham University Business School (DUBS), Durham (Erasmus Scholarship)

1990

Lic. oec. HSG, Universität St. Gallen

1986-2007

Infanterieschule Luzern / Luftwaffen Füsilier Batallion 71

1985

King’s College, Pre-University Studies on Economics & Finance

1985

Abitur Goethe Gymnasium (GOW), Wetzlar