Profile

Twelve Capital’s approach is client centric, enabled by its most valuable asset, its employees.

Twelve Capital’s employees have extensive industry experience coupled with high calibre expertise. Collectively, Twelve Capital strives to deliver best in class results for its clients by continuous collaboration and innovation.

Twelve Capital’s values guide and underpin the pride taken in its work and confidence in its products and services.

Twelve Capital's Investment Strategies

Twelve Capital AG is licensed as "Manager of collective assets" by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA

Twelve Capital (UK) Limited is an appointed representative of Carne International Financial Services (UK) Limited which is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority

Twelve Capital (DE) GmbH is authorised and regulated as investment broker and investment advisor by the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin)

Facts and Figures

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Founded in 2010

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Assets under management

USD 4,7 bn as at 31 December 2023

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Over 50 employees

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Privately owned investment manager

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Offices in Zurich (Switzerland), London (UK) and Munich (Germany)

Board of Directors

Dr Urs Ramseier

Executive Chairman Twelve Capital Holding AG

Dr Christoph Buerer

Vice-Chairman Twelve Capital Holding AG
Chairman Twelve Capital AG
Chairman Twelve Capital (UK) Ltd
Chairman Twelve Capital (DE) GmbH

Dr Martina Müller-Kamp

Board Member Twelve Capital Holding AG

Caroline Clemetson

Vice-Chair Twelve Capital AG

Andreas Knörzer

Board Member Twelve Capital AG

Dr Frank Schönemann

Vice-Chairman Supervisory Board Twelve Capital (DE) GmbH

Clive O'Connell

Vice-Chairman Twelve Capital (UK) Ltd

Tony Maximchuk

Board Member Twelve Capital (UK) Ltd

Marcel Wildhaber

Board Member Twelve Capital (UK) Ltd
Board Member Twelve Capital (DE) GmbH

Urs Ramseier

Dr Urs Ramseier

Executive Chairman Twelve Capital Holding AG

Urs Ramseier is a co-founder of Twelve Capital. Prior to co-founding Twelve Capital, Urs was Head of ILS at Horizon21, an alternative investment manager based in Pfaeffikon, Switzerland. He began his career in 1995 with Credit Suisse in Zurich before moving to London in 1996 to work for Credit Suisse Financial Products, where Urs became responsible for managing insurance company credit risk. He was also a member of the Global Credit Committee at Credit Suisse First Boston in Hong Kong. From 1999 to 2001, Urs worked for Lombard Odier & Cie in Geneva as a sell-side Equity Analyst for insurance and real estate stocks. In 2001, he rejoined Credit Suisse First Boston in Zurich as a buy-side Analyst and Portfolio Manager, and assumed responsibility for all of Credit Suisse Asset Management’s investments in European insurance stocks. Urs holds a PhD from the University of Berne, where his major study was Economic Geography. His earlier studies were at the Institut de Sciences Politiques in Paris and the University of Bern.

Christoph Buerer

Dr Christoph Buerer

Vice-Chairman Twelve Capital Holding AG
Chairman Twelve Capital AG
Chairman Twelve Capital (UK) Ltd
Chairman Twelve Capital (DE) GmbH

Christoph Buerer is a co-founder of Twelve Capital. Prior to co-founding Twelve Capital, Christoph established the ILS-related legal structuring function at Horizon21, an alternative investment manager based in Pfaeffikon, Switzerland. His primary responsibility was to design non-life and life transactions, with an emphasis on private risk transfer solutions in (re)insurance and derivative formats. He also structured tailor-made investment management mandate platforms and open-ended mutual funds. Christoph has significant experience in structuring and executing transactions integrating (re)insurance and capital markets solutions, corporate governance, as well as in managing reinsurance entities and run-off activities. Christoph started his career in 1998 with Zurich Financial Services and held various positions with ZFS in Zurich, London and Luxembourg. Christoph holds a Master of Law from the University of Zurich, an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a PhD from the University of Zurich, with a thesis examining contingent capital. Christoph was awarded the Issekutz-Prize for outstanding contributions to business law as well as the Prof. Walther Hug Prize for the best law PhD theses in an academic year. He was also inducted to the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society for excellence in business education. Christoph is a non-executive member of the Board of Directors of Ikano Re, a reinsurer controlled by the Kamprad family.

My project

Dr Martina Müller-Kamp

Board Member Twelve Capital Holding AG

In addition to her function as a member of the Board of Directors of Twelve Capital Holding AG, Martina Müller-Kamp is a member of the Executive Board of Graubündner Kantonalbank (GKB) and Head of the Market Services business unit. Furthermore, she holds mandates as a member of the Board of Trustees of Swisscanto Investment Foundations and is the President of the Staff Pension Foundation of Graubündner Kantonalbank.
Before joining GKB in 2008 as Head of Asset Management, she held asset management positions at VP Bank in Vaduz and Bankhaus Lampe in Düsseldorf.
Martina holds a doctorate in economics.

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Caroline Clemetson

Vice-Chair Twelve Capital AG

In addition to her function as the Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of Twelve Capital AG, Caroline Clemetson is a Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd, Attorneys at Law, in the Banking and Finance Department in Geneva and Zurich and a member of the firm’s Management Committee. She heads the Investment Management Practice of the firm and her focus is on banking and finance law. Caroline holds further mandates in other Boards.
Before joining Schellenberg Wittmer, she was Head of the Investment Products and Distribution Department within the Markets Division of the Swiss Financial Markets Supervisory Authority (FINMA).
Caroline holds an LL.M. from the Columbia University and a Bar Admission in Switzerland

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Andreas Knörzer

Board Member Twelve Capital AG

In addition to his function as a member of the Board of Directors of Twelve Capital AG, Andreas Knörzer is Managing Partner of Knörzer Consulting, a company specialising in sustainability consulting for finance and business. Furthermore, he serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sustainable Real Estate AG.
Before founding his company, he held senior positions in asset management at banks with a focus on portfolio management and sustainability analysis. He has more than 30 years experience in the topic of sustainable investing, resp. ESG.
Andreas holds a Swiss Federal Diploma in Business Administration HWV (today: BA University of Applied Science) and is a federally certified Banking Expert.

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Dr Frank Schönemann

Vice-Chairman Supervisory Board Twelve Capital (DE) GmbH

Besides his role as Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Twelve Capital Germany, Frank Schönemann is a Principal Legal Counsel with a German DAX listed corporate. In the latter role he is responsible for advising both regulated and unregulated group businesses, covering banking and financial services, capital markets, funds and asset management, private equity as well as project and commercial finance. Prior to that, he practised with Baker McKenzie, primarily in the corporate, financial services and capital markets areas. Frank is admitted to the Munich bar as a lawyer. Frank commenced his legal career in 2004 as a trainee lawyer with the Regional Court in Frankfurt and has since established significant expertise in financial, banking and corporate law. He obtained his PhD in law from the Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg im Breisgau, graduating magna cum laude in 2009 with his thesis on the organisation of stock exchanges. His earlier law studies were in Grenoble and Freiburg im Breisgau, which he completed with best honors for extraordinary academic achievements.

Clive O'Connell

Clive O'Connell

Vice-Chairman Twelve Capital (UK) Ltd

Clive O’Connell is the Head of Insurance and Reinsurance at law firm McCarthy Denning. As a high calibre industry figure, he is recognised as one of the world’s leading insurance and reinsurance legal professionals. Clive holds an LL.B. with honours from the University College London (UCL). He brings over 30 years of experience in the insurance industry to Twelve Capital. He has received a number of prestigious awards and honours and, in December 2014, was named as one of the top 50 influencers in insurance and reinsurance worldwide by the publication Insurance Day. Clive has been involved in many different multijurisdictional cases all over the world. He is also General Counsel and a member of the board of the International Insurance Society and a board member of the New York chapter of the CPCU.

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Tony Maximchuk

Board Member Twelve Capital (UK) Ltd

Tony Maximchuk began his career in financial markets in 1990. Over that time frame he worked within investment banks as a fixed income sales executive serving institutional investors in the UK and Middle East; followed by a decade inside the Swiss Re Group and ended up there running the London offices of Conning Asset Management, a business focused on meeting the portfolio management needs of insurance companies; and, followed by completing his full-time employment career with Securis Investment Partners, an alternative investment manager investing in both non-life and life investment risk on behalf of pension funds, family offices, insurers and HNW investors. In his time at Securis, Tony’s main responsibility for business development and the subsequent management of client relationships was in the UK and Australia.

Marcel Wildhaber

Marcel Wildhaber

Board Member Twelve Capital (UK) Ltd
Board Member Twelve Capital (DE) GmbH

Marcel Wildhaber is a Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer at Twelve Capital. Prior to joining the firm, he worked for 10 years at Man Investments in both London and Pfaeffikon, Switzerland. During this time he was Head of Product Management for Institutional Fund of Funds, Global Head of Operations, Head of New Business Development and Global Head of the FRM Middle Office. He also served as COO of Man Fund Management (Schweiz) AG and COO of Product and Client Operations, reporting to the Man executive committee. Marcel started his career in 1997 with Credit Suisse, where he managed operations for listed and OTC Derivatives. He has a degree in Banking and Finance from KV Business School, Switzerland. He is also a member of the CFA Institute and a CFA Charterholder.

Team

The team is the most valuable asset. Twelve Capital takes pride in knowing that each member of its international team is a talent in their own field and that together exceptional services can be provided to its clients. The team works with integrity and always demonstrates sound moral and ethical principles. Consistent improvement is encouraged in order to strive for excellence across the board. The collective goal is always the same: Helping Twelve Capital's clients reach their goals.

Group Management Committee

  • Nils Ossenbrink
    Nils Ossenbrink
    Managing Partner
    Head of Distribution & Products
  • Marcel Wildhaber
    Marcel Wildhaber
    Managing Partner
    Chief Operating Officer
  • Vittorio Sangiorgio
    Vittorio Sangiorgio
    Managing Director
    Head of Investment Solutions
  • Etienne Schwartz
    Etienne Schwartz
    Managing Director
    Head of Investment Management
  • Matthäus Fischer
    Matthäus Fischer
    Managing Director
    Head of Legal
  • Dr Alina Papina
    Dr Alina Papina
    Managing Director
    Chief Risk Officer
  • Dr Erasmus Faber
    Dr Erasmus Faber
    Managing Director
    Chief Compliance Officer
  • Bruno Mueller
    Bruno Mueller
    Partner
    Head of Internal Audit & Corporate Risk Management
  • Martin Helmings
    Martin Helmings
    Managing Director
    Chief Financial Officer

Investment Oversight Committee

  • Dr Urs Ramseier
    Dr Urs Ramseier
    Founding Partner
    Executive Chairman/CIO
  • Dr Christoph Buerer
    Dr Christoph Buerer
    Founding Partner
    General Counsel
  • Dr Alina Papina
    Dr Alina Papina
    Managing Director
    Chief Risk Officer
  • Etienne Schwartz
    Etienne Schwartz
    Managing Director
    Head of Investment Management
  • Vittorio Sangiorgio
    Vittorio Sangiorgio
    Managing Director
    Head of Investment Solutions
  • Dinesh Pawar
    Dinesh Pawar
    Managing Director
    Head of Insurance Debt
  • Dr Erasmus Faber
    Dr Erasmus Faber
    Managing Director
    Chief Compliance Officer

Investment Management

  • Dr Urs Ramseier
    Dr Urs Ramseier
    Founding Partner
    Executive Chairman/CIO
  • Etienne Schwartz
    Etienne Schwartz
    Managing Director
    Head of Investment Management
  • Dinesh Pawar
    Dinesh Pawar
    Managing Director
    Head of Insurance Debt
  • Vittorio Sangiorgio
    Vittorio Sangiorgio
    Managing Director
    Head of Investment Solutions
  • Karol Kurek
    Karol Kurek
    Executive Director
    Head of Trading
  • Marcel Grandi
    Marcel Grandi
    Head of ILS Sourcing
  • Daniel King-Robinson
    Daniel King-Robinson
    Executive Director
    Head of Equities
  • Tobias Engeli
    Tobias Engeli
    Executive Director
    Sustainable & Climate Investing Analyst & Portfolio Manager
  • Rhodri Morris
    Rhodri Morris
    Executive Director
    Head of ILS Analytics
  • Jed Scanlon
    Jed Scanlon
    Associate Director
    ILS Analyst
  • Carlo Petracca
    Carlo Petracca
    Associate Director
    Credit & Equity Analyst
  • Baptiste Champavere
    Baptiste Champavere
    Associate Director
    Credit & Equity Analyst
  • Christopher Spalton
    Christopher Spalton
    Director
    Credit & Equity Analyst
  • Linda Hain
    Linda Hain
    Associate Director
    Cat Bond Portfolio Management
  • Fiona Giacomini
    Fiona Giacomini
    Associate
    ESG Specialist

Legal

  • Matthäus Fischer
    Matthäus Fischer
    Managing Director
    Head of Legal
  • Dr Martin Sennrich
    Dr Martin Sennrich
    Director
    Legal Counsel
  • Natalie Dawkins
    Natalie Dawkins
    Associate Director
    Legal Counsel
  • Eleni Katopodi
    Eleni Katopodi
    Associate
    Legal & Compliance Officer

Sales

  • Nils Ossenbrink
    Nils Ossenbrink
    Managing Partner
    Head of Distribution & Products
  • Thomas Frey
    Thomas Frey
    Managing Director
    Distribution Switzerland & Germany
  • Marc Defilippi
    Marc Defilippi
    Managing Director
    Distribution Switzerland
  • Damian Brannan
    Damian Brannan
    Executive Director
    Distribution UK
  • Jan Peters
    Jan Peters
    Executive Director
    Distribution Benelux & Nordics
  • Debora D'Elia
    Debora D'Elia
    Associate Director
    Distribution Services Specialist

Compliance

  • Dr Erasmus Faber
    Dr Erasmus Faber
    Managing Director
    Chief Compliance Officer
  • Andrea Danesi
    Andrea Danesi
    Director
    Head of Compliance Switzerland
  • Eleni Katopodi
    Eleni Katopodi
    Associate
    Legal & Compliance Officer

Risk Management & Portfolio Analytics

  • Dr Alina Papina
    Dr Alina Papina
    Managing Director
    Chief Risk Officer
  • Bruno Mueller
    Bruno Mueller
    Partner
    Head of Internal Audit & Corporate Risk Management
  • Dr Luke Chanda
    Dr Luke Chanda
    Associate
    Risk & Portfolio Analyst

Marketing & Client Services

  • Dr Kathrin Verbeck-Gerster
    Dr Kathrin Verbeck-Gerster
    Managing Director
    Head of Marketing & Client Services
  • Wolf-Dieter Pick
    Wolf-Dieter Pick
    Executive Director
    Marketing & Client Services Specialist
  • Geralf Gerisch
    Geralf Gerisch
    Executive Director
    RFP Specialist
  • Chiara Ruoss
    Chiara Ruoss
    Associate
    Marketing & Client Services Specialist
  • Chandra Duhra
    Chandra Duhra
    Marketing & Client Services Trainee
  • Nicolas Diaz
    Nicolas Diaz
    Marketing & Client Services Trainee

Finance & HR

  • Martin Helmings
    Martin Helmings
    Managing Director
    Chief Financial Officer
  • Filip Adamec
    Filip Adamec
    Director
    Finance Manager
  • Alexandra Walker
    Alexandra Walker
    Associate Director
    Accounting Assistant
  • Abby Dickens
    Abby Dickens
    Executive Director
    Head of Human Resources

Operations & IT

  • Marcel Wildhaber
    Marcel Wildhaber
    Managing Partner
    Chief Operating Officer
  • Marta Melayova
    Marta Melayova
    Executive Director
    Projects
  • Thomas Koller
    Thomas Koller
    Executive Director
    Head of Operations
  • Amardip Verdi
    Amardip Verdi
    Associate Director
    Operations Analyst
  • Mariapia Sabatelli
    Mariapia Sabatelli
    Associate Director
    Operations Analyst
  • Ivana Galisinova
    Ivana Galisinova
    Associate
    Operations Analyst
  • Kate Munro
    Kate Munro
    Associate
    Operations Analyst
  • Matthias Imhof
    Matthias Imhof
    Director
    Head of IT

Office Management

  • Ana Furlan
    Ana Furlan
    Associate Director
    Office Manager Zurich
  • Samantha Allpress
    Samantha Allpress
    Associate
    Office Manager London
  • Angela Canales
    Angela Canales
    Associate
    Office Manager Zurich

Careers

Our people represent the intellectual capital that drives our business.

We recognise that it is crucial for a fast growing, institutionally focused business to establish a stronger layer of senior professional in leadership positions whilst simultaneously developing skilled and motivated junior professionals.

Twelve Capital offers attractive career opportunities in a dynamic working environment.

There are currently no open positions at Twelve Capital,

If you see an opportunity where you believe you could add value to our business, please get in touch.

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