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| Martin Bühler |
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Managing Partner
Specialist in international insurance and employee benefits |
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After obtaining his law degree at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, Martin Bühler (lic. iur., financial planning expert with federal diploma) started his international insurance career as an employee benefit consultant at Generali Switzerland. In 2000 he joined the international division of Swiss Life, a leading provider of international employee benefits. As a specialist in this field, he has advised multinational companies in Benelux, France and Switzerland. He later accepted the challenging position of sales manager for CIGNA International, one of the world’s largest expatriate insurance companies. In this function he contributed substantially to the establishment of CIGNA’s branch office in Switzerland. He was also responsible for CIGNA’s market development as well as all its sales activities in France. Since 2007 he has worked as an independent employee benefit consultant and insurance broker, initially under the umbrella of Swiss Insurance Partners and subsequently running his own company, expatpartners, since 2008. |
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During this period he also received his Federal Diploma as a Certified Financial Planning Expert. As a lecturer in labor law seminars, he also proved his considerable expertise in the complex field of Swiss social security law and regulation. He is also the author of various articles concerning his field of practice. Mr. Bühler is fluent in German, English and French. |
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| Ralph Endres |
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| Director Market Development, Specialist in International Insurance Solutions and Employee Benefits |
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Ralph Endres has been Director of Market Development at expatpartners ag since March 1, 2011. After studying business administration at the HWV, he began his insurance career in 1992 at the Swiss Life Network. He started out as an Account Executive. In this capacity, he advised international companies headquartered in Western Switzerland and France on international personal insurance solutions (Employee Benefits Pooling, Plans for Third Country Nationals, etc.). In 1997 he became Sales Manager for the Scandinavian countries, and in 2001 Vice Director and Member of the Management Team at the Swiss Life Network. He headed the Swiss team (BVG, KTG, UVG, UVGZ) as well as the Mediterranean/South team (France, Spain, South Africa). During his time at the Swiss Life Network, he also organised and chaired international conferences, built up the Representative Office in Copenhagen and continuously extended his knowledge and expertise. |
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| On September 1, 2006, he moved to SWICA, a leading Swiss health insurer, as Regional Manager for the corporate business (KTG, UVG, UVGZ as well as collective health insurance agreements). In this capacity, he led a team of about fifty employees handling sales, actuarial practice, care management and claims settlement in the Zurich economic region. |
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| Claudia Villa |
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Senior Account Manager
Specialist in international insurance and employee benefits |
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After obtaining a Master of Arts Degree (Liz. Phil. I) from the Geneva University, Claudia started her professional career as a sales and account manager for pension plans, AD&D and short term disability at Generali Insurance for Persons. She then moved to the International Division of Swiss Life Headquarters in Switzerland where she specialised in international pooling contracts for multinational companies. After spending one year in New York and London, she joined Kessler & Co - a brokerage company part of the world's leading risk and insurance firm Marsh & McLennan - as a specialist for occupational benefit and pension plans. She then moved to CIGNA International Expatriate Benefits, one of the world?s largest expatriate insurance companies. There she held positions as Senior Account Manager in expatriate health insurance for large multinational companies in Continental Europe. In 2008, she certified as a Professional Coach of the IDC Institute in Geneva (Certified by the International Coaching Federation). She joined expatpartners as a Senior Account Manager early in 2010. Claudia is fluent in German, English, French and Italian. |
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| Lorenz Baumann |
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| Legal Counsel |
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Lorenz Baumann (Dr. iur., Attorney at Law) provides legal and commercial advice to corporate clients. He is a partner of the law firm weber schaub & partner in Zurich. |
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| Marc Trachsel |
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Supervisory Board and Legal Counsel
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Marc Trachsel (lic. iur., Attorney at Law) advises companies and other organisations in the field of employment law. He is a founding partner of the Trachsel Demuth & Partners law firm in Zurich. |
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| Norbert Rohner |
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| Supervisory Board and responsible for accounting |
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Norbert Rohner (Qualified Accountant) has longstanding experience in advising industrial and commercial firms in all questions concerning accounting. He is deputy managing director of an accountancy firm in the Principality of Liechtenstein. |
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| Andreas Eigenmann |
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| Responsible for communication and marketing |
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Andreas Eigenmannn (lic. oec.) is responsible for communication and marketing.
10 years ago he founded the public relation and communication agency Eigenmann Unternehmenskommunikation in Zurich. The agency develops public relations solutions that help clients to build their corporate image on the long term. |
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