Our Team

Robert Vrijhof
President & Senior Partner.
In 1991 he co-founded the firm Weber Hartmann Vrijhof & Partners Ltd. The banking career of Robert Vrijhof began in 1978 with Union Bank of Switzerland, working his way through the international securities trading department. Later, with Credit Suisse, he held the senior position of manager of the foreign stock exchange trading section. In 1987, he accepted an offer by Foreign Commerce Bank as portfolio manager. His profound knowledge in this area soon led to the position of Vice-President and head of the bank's portfolio management group.
Since 1998 Robert has been on the Council of Experts of the Sovereign Society and has been speaking about Swiss Banking at their seminars worldwide.

 

René Schatt
Director & Senior Partner.
He joined WHVP in 1995 and was promoted to Senior Partner in 1999. He started his banking career in 1977 with the Thurgauer Kantonalbank and in 1984 joined Foreign Commerce Bank and worked his way through the securities administration and trading department. In 1987 he became a "Swiss Certified Banker™" and in 1990, he was promoted to Vice-President and head of the securities trading department. In 1992, he joined the first Korean Bank in Switzerland, KDB Bank (Switzerland) Ltd., working as Senior Vice-President and being the Swiss member of General Management.

 

 

 

 

 

Hans C. Weber
 
Advisor.
As principal founder of WHVP, he successfully implemented conservative principles since inception of the Company in 1991. Mr. Weber acts as corporate advisor to WHVP. Hans Weber has a life-long experience in international banking. A graduate of the London School of Economics, he spent his early career in Zurich, New York, London and Geneva. For more than 25 years he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Foreign Commerce Bank in Zurich.

 

Julia Fernandez
Assistant Manager
She started her banking career in 1987 with Coop Bank and joined Bank Vontobel’s private banking department in 1990, where she spent 10 years. Julia decided to join WHVP in 2002, where she looks after our convenient accounts, and acts as an assistant to René and Robert.

 

 

 

 

 

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Sandra Spengler
Assistant Manager
She started her banking career in 1993 with Bank Vontobel Derivatives Department where she spent 6 years. Afterwards she changed to the international private banking sector where she worked as an assistant for almost three years. She decided to join WHVP in 2008, where she looks after our convenient accounts, and acts as an assistant to René and Robert

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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