We are SEBA. Technology and Finance, in real time.
The perfect symbiosis of Technology, Blockchain and Banking – we at SEBA Bank pursue the mission of redefining finance for the new economy by building a pioneering technological bridge between the digital and traditional asset worlds.
With a FINMA banking and securities dealer licence, SEBA Bank is able to close an important gap between the new digital economy and traditional banking. We believe that the proliferation of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) is leading to the formation of new markets and innovative ways of creating value. Therefore, we combine technological advances with the proven elements of traditional banking. Regulation is crucial for the protection of investors – the idea of an integrated and supervised bank with focus on digital assets arose from the growing demand for investment alternatives and the increasing affinity for technology and process engineering.
SEBA Bank enables professional individuals and companies as well as institutional clients to invest, safely keep, trade and borrow against digital and traditional assets, all in one place. For Swiss Blockchain companies SEBA will provide accounts and custody for fiat and digital assets. SEBA’s team aims to redefine finance and set new standards for security, transparency and performance. It consists of experts in the area of technology, information security, blockchain and finance.
Who are the People at SEBA Bank?
Our team represents a balance of genuine expertise in technology, information security and the crypto economy, coupled with banking talent that have been at the forefront of innovation in the industry.
Our Executive Team
The executive team at SEBA Bank is dedicated to upholding the company's core business principles: safety, transparency and performance.
Executive Management
Guido Buehler
Chief Executive Officer
Guido is a visionary whose expertise is grounded in global corporate finance. He is deeply proficient in banking, risk, asset and wealth management. Guido built and led large global teams at one of Switzerland’s largest banks, and had an influence shaping market infrastructure with the ECB and DTCC. Most recently, he founded award winning strategic advisory and risk & research firm B&B Analytics.
Mathias Schütz
Head of Client and Tech Solutions
Mathias is a highly skilled expert in business development and technology solutions with more than 20 years of experience with a global leader in digital banking solutions. In his career he successfully developed and grew market regions in Europe and Asia and was responsible for sales and client success in those markets.
Urs Bernegger
Co-Head Markets & Investment Solutions
Urs is an expert of global Foreign Exchange Markets. He has spent more than three decades building and managing voice and electronic trading businesses out of Switzerland and the US. Throughout his career, he has held senior banking management positions at two renowned Swiss banks.
Ritesh Dutta
Co-Head Markets & Investment Solutions
Ritesh is an expert in capital markets and derivatives trading with more than 25 years of experience in various management positions in the banking industry in Europe and Asia. He successfully built and led global teams and was an FICC Executive Committee member at UBS. Between 2009 and 2014, Ritesh was a Managing Director and Global Co-Head Emerging Markets at UBS in Zurich.
Alistair Heggie
Chief Operating Officer
Alistair has 25 years of experience in financial services, working for tier-1 banks, leading consultancy firms and entrepreneurial start-ups. Alistair holds a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Bristol University, and has a proven track record in different cross-functional areas such as CTO, COO and CRO. Alistair has led domestic and global teams in enterprise architecture, operational risk control, business management, change management and information architecture.
Oliver Deak
Chief Technology Officer
Oliver is a financial technology leader with a 20 year professional track record as a Systems & Software Engineer, Architect and Team Leader. He has a deep hands-on technical expertise, a strong passion for crypto finance and has also led large software delivery functions in a tier-1 investment banking environment.
Alena Nicolai Gwerder
Chief Financial Officer
Alena is an expert in finance, risk management, business process and internal control systems. She has more than 15 years of experience in various management positions in the financial services industry. Her career includes positions such as Audit Manager at Deloitte, Head Risk Management at Frankfurter Bankgesellschaft and Senior Manager Financial Services Risk & Regulation at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Markus Blattmann
Chief Risk Officer
Markus is a risk professional with over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has extensive emerging market experience, both in investment and in private banking. Prior to joining SEBA, he has served as Chief Risk Officer Asia for a large Swiss private bank. Markus holds a Master’s degree in law.
Matthew Alexander
Head Digital Corporate Finance & Asset Tokenization
Matthew is an expert in capital markets, investment banking, corporate strategy and principal investing, with 22 years of experience in the U.S., Europe, Latam and Asia. Most recently Matthew has focussed on shaping digital banking strategy & managing strategic digital banking investments for one of Switzerland's largest private banks.
Nina Gartmann
Head Legal & Compliance
Nina is a Swiss qualified attorney-at-law holding a law degree from the University of St. Gallen. She has extensive experience in the financial sector due to her former roles in the legal & compliance departments of Swiss and international companies. Prior to joining SEBA she served as Head Compliance of a Swiss private bank.
Board of directors
Päivi Rekonen
Chair of the Board of Directors
Päivi is a seasoned banking and technology professional. Her international career has been shaped by senior functions at numerous of the world’s largest technology companies combined with technology transformation and digitalisation experience at UBS, Credit Suisse and Adecco. Her board experience with both software startups and publicly listed companies is also a distinct positive in terms of guidance for the executive committee.
Sébastien Mérillat
Vice Chairman of the Board
Sébastien is one of the founders of SEBA Bank AG and an astute entrepreneur and investor. He brings deep knowledge of entrepreneurship and technology to the Board.
Sanjeev Karkhanis
Member of the Board
Sanjeev is a leader in Financial Risk Management, working with investors generating investment opportunities, reducing risk and delivering impactful growth. At UBS he played a pivotal role in the Global Wealth Management business, firstly as Global Chief Risk Officer and later providing senior client coverage and leadership in cross-divisional collaboration to grow client franchise for APAC clients including Global Family offices and technology-based new economy clients in China. During his career, he had leadership roles in Wealth Management, Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Structured Derivatives and Global Credit Transaction Decisions.
Hans Kuhn
Member of the Board
Hans is a practicing attorney specialized 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 shared services of Swiss National Bank.
Guy Schwarzenbach
Member of the Board
Guy 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.
Francis Leung
Member of the Board
Francis has been an investment banker in Hong Kong for more than thirty years. He is known for his leading efforts to bring Chinese companies to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and has been referred to as the “Father of the Red Chips”.
Evangelia Kostakis
Member of the Board
Evie is the Deputy CFO at Julius Baer. Prior to Julius Baer, Evie worked in New York and Athens in corporate finance, wealth and asset management at Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and others. She has 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.
Choon Wee (Joseph) Chee
Member of the Board
Choon Wee 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 AG. Mr. Chee 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.
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