Urs Meisterhans
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Urs Meisterhans 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
where he holds the positions of Managing Partner and Director of Wealth and Asset Management and Investment Funds.
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
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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.
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.
Meisterhans had sat on the Advisory Board for Overseas Reinsurance Agents AG since 2005 .
Meisterhans has also served as Chairman of MISTRAL Media and currently sits as Director on the board .
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 Movement and the Broad Art Foundation 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 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.
Trust company
A trust company is a corporation, especially a commercial bank, organized to perform the fiduciary of trusts and agencies. It is normally owned by one of three types of structures: an independent partnership, a bank, or a law firm, each of which specializes in being a trustee of various kinds of...
Sinitus
Sinitus
Sinitus AG is a financial services company based in Zurich, Switzerland.Sinitus’ core business areas are Fiduciary and Trust, Family Office, Asset Management, Tax Planning, Accounting, Art Advisory, Real Estate Advisory, Legal Advice and Inheritance Advisory....
where he holds the positions of Managing Partner and Director of Wealth and Asset Management and Investment Funds.
Biography
Urs Meisterhans was born in ZurichZürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake 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
Swiss Alps
The Swiss Alps are the portion of the Alps mountain range that lies within Switzerland. Because of their central position within the entire Alpine range, they are also known as the Central Alps....
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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.
Career
Meisterhans started his professional career in 1981 at HSBC's Zurich office. In 1982, Meisterhans moved to New YorkNew York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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
Sinitus
Sinitus AG is a financial services company based in Zurich, Switzerland.Sinitus’ core business areas are Fiduciary and Trust, Family Office, Asset Management, Tax Planning, Accounting, Art Advisory, Real Estate Advisory, Legal Advice and Inheritance Advisory....
where he currently holds the positions Managing Partner and Director of Wealth and Asset Management and Investment Funds.
Meisterhans had sat on the Advisory Board for Overseas Reinsurance Agents AG since 2005 .
Meisterhans has also served as Chairman of MISTRAL Media and currently sits as Director on the board .
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 Movement and the Broad Art Foundation 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 which was formed in Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
in 1992 to assist professionals maintain the highest standards in serving their clients, and to further the objectives of the worldwide STEP organisation.