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Verbier – Saint Bernard @TVSB2016 Traversée

by NS Partners

We want to send our sincere congratulations to our colleague Marie-Caroline Fonta who successfully finished a highly demanding race: the famous Verbier – Saint Bernard Traversée of 61km and 4’100m of positive ascent.

Traversée profile
Source: www.trailvsb.com

The now well known Traversée starts off with a 4,300ft ascent to reach the “col de Fenêtre” (2’698m) .

Fenêtre pass

Then the runners continue across the famous Grd St Bernard pass.

Running: Mille pass
Running: Mille pass

Along the way, several stops in villages allow the trailers to refill their energy and brave the last uphills. Among them the one to Mille, which finishes off on a track  with grandiose views, leading along the hillside.

Mille pass
Mille pass

After that the runners have to pace themselves as there is still an important climb to follow before the arrival in Verbier: the last 1,200m climb up to La Chaux. From there you can start to count your chickens, yet they will only hatch on the finish line!

Arrival at Verbier

Bravo Marie-Caroline!

We are really proud to have a crazy and wild sportswoman in our team.

 

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Antonio Mira
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Antonio Mira joined NS Partners in 2006 as Group Chief Financial Officer. He heads the corporate functions and is involved in coordinating and implementing the decisions of the Executive Committee.
An experienced bank auditor, Antonio started his career in 1995 with Arthur Andersen, where he worked for some 7 years before joining Ernst & Young in 2002 as a Senior Manager.
Antonio is a Swiss chartered accountant and a Business graduate of Lausanne University (HEC).

Sébastien Poiret
DEPUTY HEAD OF WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Sébastien Poiret joined NS Partners in 2008 and manages funds of hedge funds and private client mandates. He also oversees the development of the Group’s offices in Mauritius.

Prior to joining NS Partners, he served as a Trader, Head of Manager research and Portfolio Manager in the USA and Switzerland for a single hedge fund (1998-2004) and for Optimal (2004-2008), Grupo Santander’s fund-of-hedge funds operations.

Sébastien holds a Bachelor’s degree in Corporate Finance from the ESPEME Business School (EDHEC Group) and an MBA in Finance and Economics from the Institute of Business Administration, both in Nice.

Abir Oreibi
BOARD DIRECTOR

Abir Oreibi joined the Board of the NS Partners Group in 2018, where she brings her truly international perspective and rich experience.
Among many other ventures, Abir set up Alibaba.com’s first European office. After living and working in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Bangkok and London, she now lives in Geneva, where she is CEO of Lift Events, an organization that identifies technology trends, their business and social impact through the organization of events and open innovation programs. Issues related to the challenges and opportunities created by new technologies as well as the strategic responses from organizations are at the heart of Lift’s activities.
Abir holds a BA in Political Sciences from the University of Geneva. She is an investor, and member of advisory and innovation boards.

Romain Pidoux, CAIA

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Romain Pidoux joined NS Partners in 2011 and heads the Group’s Risk Management.
He started his financial career in 2005 as Head of Quantitative Analysis for a Swiss Family Office, selecting funds and managing portfolio allocation. In 2008, he switched to the alternative world and joined Peak Partners as hedge funds analyst.
He is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) and holds a Master’s degree in international relations from the Graduate Institute of International Studies at Geneva University.

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