Experience

Cellestia Biotech

• Switzerland
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CFO

  • Jul 2017 - Present

  Basel Area, Switzerland Cellestia is a clinical stage R&D company developing innovative first-in-class therapies to control and modulate pathogenic gene expression in multiple disease areas by selective inhibition of transcription factors in the cell nucleus. The lead compound CB-103 has advanced to Phase 2 treating patients with multi-drug resistant cancers. Further, Cellestia is advancing a rich R&D pipeline of novel transcription factor inhibitors, in oncology, auto-immune and inflammatory disorders, having… Show more Cellestia is a clinical stage R&D company developing innovative first-in-class therapies to control and modulate pathogenic gene expression in multiple disease areas by selective inhibition of transcription factors in the cell nucleus. The lead compound CB-103 has advanced to Phase 2 treating patients with multi-drug resistant cancers. Further, Cellestia is advancing a rich R&D pipeline of novel transcription factor inhibitors, in oncology, auto-immune and inflammatory disorders, having achieved animal in-vivo proof of concept for several new targets. Cellestia was founded in 2014 as a spin-off from EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. - Built company structure from sratch - Raised USD 55 Mio in Equity Show less



PIQUR Therapeutics AG

• CFO

  • Dec 2012 - Jun 2017

  Basel Area, Switzerland - Built company from scratch - Raised USD 50 Mio equity



Rosepark S.A.

• Board Member

  • Nov 2010 - Dec 2013

  Luxembourg - Manage Real Estate Company - Negotiate Loans with local banks



Helvetica Property Group

• Switzerland
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CFO

  • Jul 2010 - Dec 2013

  - Prepare IPO at SIX, which led to M&A with Partners Group - Negotiate Loans and Mortgages > USD 300 Mio - Run Finance and HR



CARBOGEN AMCIS

• Switzerland
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Jun 2008 - Feb 2010

  - Lead Swiss Local Management Team - Integration into parent organization post merger

• Finance Director

  • Jun 2003 - May 2008

  Switzerland - Trade sale to Dishman Pharmaceuticals, India - Turnaround of Swiss Business post CH11 of US Parent



BroadVision, Inc

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• EMEA Controller

  • 1998 - 2003

  - Built European Finance organization - Set up shared service center for 6 legal entities



UBS

• Switzerland
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Controller

  • 1993 - 1998