Päivi Rekonen
Chair of the Board of Directors
Päivi Rekonen is an experienced banking and technology professional. Her international career has been shaped by strategic digital transformation roles at some of the world’s largest technology companies as well as at UBS, Credit Suisse and Adecco. In addition, her current board experience with publicly listed global companies brings valuable governance expertise and guidance to SEBA. She holds a master’s degree in science in economics and a master’s degree in science in social sciences from the University of Jyväskylä in Finland.

Joseph Chee
Vice Chair of the Board
Joseph Chee is Chairman of the Board of Directors for Swiss Education Group. He has been the Chairman of Summer Capital and held various senior leadership positions with UBS. Joseph has 20+ years’ experience as a finance professional and holds an MBA from New York University and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology.
Sébastien Mérillat
Member of the Board
Sébastien Mérillat is one of the founders of SEBA and acts as Vice Chairman of the Board. He is an astute entrepreneur and investor and brings a deep knowledge of entrepreneurship and technology to the Board. Sébastien currently acts as chairmanof the Board of Directors at Merse AG and holds BoD mandates with various industry companies. He holds a bachelorʼs degree in electronic science.

Evangelia Kostakis
Member of the Board
Evie Kostakis, CFA, is the CFO of Julius Bär. Prior to Julius Bär, Evie worked in New York and Athens in corporate finance and wealth and asset management at Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and others. She holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the London School of Economics and a master’s degree in public policy from the University of Chicago.

Guy Schwarzenbach
Member of the Board
Guy Schwarzenbach is a global investor with an acute perspective on the requirements of multi-asset investors. His expertise augments proficiency in the areas of crypto and strategic business models. He is CEO/CIO at Black River Asset Management, which he founded in 2017, and acting chairman of the Dolder Grand. Furthermore, Guy is CEO of Romani Pastoral Australia, a mixed farming enterprise portfolio, and assumes an executive role as principal in the family-owned family office. Prior experience includes positions within the investment banking division of UBS Warburg in Zurich as well as roles at AIG Trading in London and New York. He graduated from Eton College.

Hans Kuhn
Member of the Board
Hans Kuhn is a practicing attorney specializing in banking and blockchain law. He is also co-founder and/or board member of several fintech startups. Before joining private practice he served as general counsel and Head of Shared Services at Swiss National Bank. Hans holds a doctoral degree (Dr. iur) from the University of Zurich and a master’s degree from Tulane University.

Sanjeev Karkhanis
Member of the Board
Sunny is a Non-Executive Director of 21 Finance, a Fintech in the EU. He also is a Board Member of FICAS AG and CFA Society Switzerland. Previously, on top of being a Non-Executive Director of several companies, he has worked as a Group Managing Director and Member of the Divisional Executive Committee of UBS. Sunny holds an MBA from New York Stern University and is a Licensed Certified Public Accountant (State of Washington, USA) and a Certified Financial Analyst (CFA). He has received certificates from Insead for Corporate Governance and Harvard Fintech Certificate.

Olivier Roussy Newton
Member of the Board
Olivier Roussy Newton is a technology entrepreneur focused on FinTech, Quantum Computing and their intersection in the Capital Markets. He is co-founder and CEO of Valour, a company specializing in Crypto Exchange Traded Products. He also is the founder and previous president of HIVE Blockchain Technologies, the first crypto mining company to go public in 2017. He is also co-founder and President of EV Technology Group and the Managing Director of BTQ AG.

Cheney, CHENG Ki Sum
Member of the Board
Cheney Chen is a serial entrepreneur and private equity investor. He is the co-founder and co-CEO of Apoidea, an AI solution provider to financial institutions and the Managing Partner of Altive, a fintech asset management platform. He is also a Venture Partner at Pacific Century Group and an Honorary Advisor at D.H. Chen Foundation. Prior to Apoidea and Altive, he was a M&A banker and started his career at Goldman Sachs. He was also a co-founder of Teach For Hong Kong, an education non-profit organisation. Cheney obtained a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in Global Business and Economics from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, with a visiting study in Harvard University and Peking University.

Colin McQuade
Member of the Board
Colin McQuade is a senior technology executive working for global blue-chip companies. He was Head of Change Technology at Barclays International, leading a global team responsible for delivering technology products and services across multiple areas including markets, investment banking, corporate banking and Barclaycard International. He also spent ten years at Sky Group where he held the position of Managing Director, Group TV and Digital Platforms. In addition, he has held senior executive positions at AOL, Orange Group and Yahoo! Europe. Colin holds a Diploma in Electronic and Communications Engineering from the British Army School of Signals.
