Urs Meisterhans of Sinitus AG |
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| Nationality | Swiss |
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| Institution | Sinitus |
| Field | Financial Advisory and Management |
| Alma mater | UBS |
Urs Meisterhans (born November 10, 1960) is a prominent figure within the Swiss financial advisory industry best known for his philanthropy as well as his work at leading Swiss-based trust company Sinitus [1] where he holds the positions of Managing Partner and Director of Wealth and Asset Management and Investment Funds.[2]
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Urs Meisterhans was born in Zurich Switzerland in 1960. His father was a teacher and his mother was a nurse.
Meisterhans was heavily influenced by the work ethic and compassion for others he observed in his parents, both of whom nurtured his interest in school and his pursuit in finance, economics and the arts.
Meisterhans continues to live in Zurich with his wife and three children. Meisterhans and his family have a keen interest in a variety of summer and winter sports popular in the Swiss Alps[3].
In addition to this, his passion for the arts and culture has taken Meisterhans across the globe, something he greatly enjoys with his wife and children.
Meisterhans started his professional career in 1981 at HSBC's Zurich office. In 1982, Meisterhans moved to New York to work as a trainee in corporate finance at the Nordic American Banking Corporation. Upon completion he moved back to Zurich to work for NordFinanz Bank Zurich (1983 – 1992) in a senior role as AVP Group Head of Corporate Finance and Credits. At the end of 1992, Meisterhans left Nordfinanz joining Rothschild Bank AG as SVP Head of Credits initially before taking on the role of Group Head of Private Banking.
Meisterhans left Rothschild Bank in 1999 to work at Sinitus where he currently holds the positions Managing Partner and Director of Wealth and Asset Management and Investment Funds[4].
Meisterhans had sat on the Advisory Board for Overseas Reinsurance Agents AG since 2005 [5].
Meisterhans has also served as Chairman of MISTRAL Media[6] and currently sits as Director on the board [7].
Inspired by the compassion and generosity he observed in his parents, Meisterhans has been a member of the advisory boards of numerous charities including the International Red Cross and Red Crescent[8] Movement and the Broad Art Foundation[9] throughout his career.
He is well known in Switzerland for his philanthropic pursuits and encouragement of charity works on behalf of the Swiss financial sector.
Meisterhans was an advisor to the Suisse-Romande branch of STEP, the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners[10] which was formed in Geneva in 1992 to assist professionals maintain the highest standards in serving their clients, and to further the objectives of the worldwide STEP organisation.
Meisterhans attended Schweizerische Bankgesellschaft (now UBS) for professional training from 1978 to 1981 from which he received the title ‘Banker with Federal Diplomas’. Whilst working at NordFinanz Zurich, he attended the Swiss Banking School, now Swiss Finance Institute and graduated in 1991 .