Christian R. Speiser
Chairman at Constellation Capital AG
Profile
Christian Speiser was a partner at McKinsey and Company and worked in Zurich, Tokyo and Taipei.
His responsibilities included solving organisational, strategic and operational problems for European, Asian and American clients.
Over time, his customer portfolio included the chemical, pharmaceutical, mechanical and plant engineering companies as well as aviation and financial institutions.
He also led the European post-merger management practice.
He left McKinsey to take over the management of a Swiss paper manufacturer.
His task was to restructure the balance sheet of the paper company and to diversify the business within a certain period of time.
All operational units were eventually sold to industrial buyers.
In 1997, he joined the leading reinsurance company Swiss Re as Chief Financial Officer and member of the Executive Board Committee.
In line with Swiss Re’s growing size and scope, he established the appropriate Group-wide financial governance.
Over the years, his responsibilities have included strategic planning, strategic asset allocation and information technology for the Swiss Re Group.
He was the initiator and founding chairman of an industry joint venture in the field of electronic risk exchange.
In 2004, he left Swiss Re to become an independent investor and consultant.
Christian has a degree in economics and operations research from the University of St. Gallen.
During his studies, he also worked as a systems analyst at Fides Informatik and IBM.
Christian has been advising Constellation for several years.
Christian R. Speiser active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Constellation Capital AG
 Constellation Capital AG Investment ManagersFinance CONSTELLATION Capital AG (CONSTELLATION) is an independent private equity subsidiary of Constellation AG, founded in 1992 by Rainer Wilhelm Fröhlich. The firm is headquartered in Freinbach, Switzerland. | Chairman | - |
Former positions of Christian R. Speiser
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Swiss Re GB Ltd.
 Swiss Re GB Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Swiss Re GB Ltd. provides reinsurance services. The company is based in London, UK. | Director of Finance/CFO | - |
Ufenau Capital Partners AG
 Ufenau Capital Partners AG Investment ManagersFinance Ufenau Capital Partners AG (formerly known as Constellation) is an independent Swiss private equity firm with headquarters in Pfäffikon. The firm was founded 1992. | Chairman | - |
| IBM | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Fides Treasury Services AG
 Fides Treasury Services AG Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Fides Treasury Services AG provides financial data processing services. It operates in three areas: CashScreen, InfoScreen and TradeScreen. CashScreen offers its clients an electronic access to the client's own bank accounts to view balances, account details and investment deposits. InfoScreen gets real time information from exchanges as well as data from OTC foreign exchange, money and bond markets. In addition, there are news on economy, finance, politics and the investment sectors. TradeScreen works closely with banks, brokers and specialized software houses to offer electronic order routing to exchanges. Its target clients are corporations and their financial departments as well as investment and pension funds. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
 McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1902-01-01 |
Training of Christian R. Speiser
| University of St. Gallen | Undergraduate Degree |
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| IBM | Technology Services |
| Private companies | 6 |
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AirSage, Inc.
 AirSage, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services AirSage, Inc. provides real-time data location services. It specializes in population analytics, traffic insights, fastcache locations and wireless signaling data. The firm provides services to the transportation, tourism and market research industries. The company was founded by CY Smith in 2002 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. | Technology Services |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Fides Treasury Services AG
Fides Treasury Services AG Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Fides Treasury Services AG provides financial data processing services. It operates in three areas: CashScreen, InfoScreen and TradeScreen. CashScreen offers its clients an electronic access to the client's own bank accounts to view balances, account details and investment deposits. InfoScreen gets real time information from exchanges as well as data from OTC foreign exchange, money and bond markets. In addition, there are news on economy, finance, politics and the investment sectors. TradeScreen works closely with banks, brokers and specialized software houses to offer electronic order routing to exchanges. Its target clients are corporations and their financial departments as well as investment and pension funds. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. | Technology Services |
Swiss Re GB Ltd.
Swiss Re GB Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Swiss Re GB Ltd. provides reinsurance services. The company is based in London, UK. | Finance |
Ufenau Capital Partners AG
Ufenau Capital Partners AG Investment ManagersFinance Ufenau Capital Partners AG (formerly known as Constellation) is an independent Swiss private equity firm with headquarters in Pfäffikon. The firm was founded 1992. | Finance |
Constellation Capital AG
Constellation Capital AG Investment ManagersFinance CONSTELLATION Capital AG (CONSTELLATION) is an independent private equity subsidiary of Constellation AG, founded in 1992 by Rainer Wilhelm Fröhlich. The firm is headquartered in Freinbach, Switzerland. | Finance |
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