Team

Yann Labry

CEO and Executive Board Member

Over a career spanning 23 years at leading banks, Yann forged solid trust-based relationships with a high-profile network of clients and colleagues. Driven by his desire to improve client service, he recruited a team of like-minded individuals and created AlphaSwiss, based on his own vision of a transparent, personalized business model, free from conflict of interest and designed to offer peace of mind to his clients.

An eternal enthusiast, a dedicated entrepreneur and technology lover, Yann seeks out exciting investment opportunities with vision and passion. In addition to being a true family man, Yann’s excellent record in martial arts is a testament to his strong determination and focus.

Ken Watanabe

COO

Ken built his career with a Swiss universal bank for 10 years as a Relationship Manager before joining AlphaSwiss. Trustworthy and passionate about client service, he knows how to get the best out of each team member to achieve a common objective. As a Swiss Army officer, Ken has a great sense of precision, anticipation and management skills that are directly transferable to his role as COO. His passion for ski touring is a testimony to his patience and tenacity.

In addition to demonstrating strong operational rigor and proven analytical skills, Ken adds great value with his passion for reading and research, often providing the vision necessary for future changes.

Sébastien Haas

Client Officer

Sébastien started as an assistant to the Active Advisory team at a universal bank. He then joined Yann Labry in the Ultra-High-Net-Worth Middle East department, where he contributed to developing a substantial book of clients. Hungry for more, he proved his drive and determination by studying in parallel for a Bachelor degree in Business and Administration from Geneva University.

Sébastien is an outstandingly competent and sociable person with exceptional personal skills. He is particularly trustworthy and will always go the extra mile to serve or help others. Sébastien enjoys fine food and running (insofar as these are compatible!).

Jens Moeller

Senior Relationship Manager

During his 34 years in the financial industry, based in Germany, Singapore, Abu Dhabi and Geneva, Jens has gained a wealth of experience in the markets, focusing on clients and managing teams of private bankers. Excellent service, listening to business partners and providing honest and reliable advice are the keys to his success. He joined AlphaSwiss because he shares the team’s dedication to clients and highly regards its attractive non-standard product offering.

When he is not working, Jens enjoys exploring nature and travelling with his family. Making his profession his hobby, he is also an active collector of historical securities or non-valeurs.

Carolla Labry

Office manager

Carolla takes great care of the team and provides support in every way possible. She puts a great deal of effort into creating the optimum environment in which to perform and, as such, is the key element to the equilibrium of the team. Carolla is without a doubt the most resourceful person in the office, covering activities ranging from HR to client care and meetings.

Carolla is lively with a strong personality, but also gentle and caring. She is a true family person who also takes care of clients and colleagues as if they were part of hers.

Gregory Lamot

Senior Relationship Manager

Gregory spent 11 years working in a leading Swiss private Bank in Geneva. He started his career into the management support after graduating with a bachelor in Business Administration. His integrity and genuine care for others helped him grow over the years within the bank. He gained experience as assistant, client advisor and then investment specialist. His determination enabled him to build long and trusting relationships with his clients, and became Director, taking care of an important groups of clients within the Middle Eastern region. Eager to continuously learn more, Gregory completed an MBA and a program in sustainable business. Besides his career, he’s as well board member of the family company since 2008.

Gregory loves the outdoors ! He does numerous sports that can satisfy his thirst for action and touch with nature, in particular alpine and water ski. His strong sense of empathy fuels his ability to put himself in other person’s shoes, and understand their needs.

Nadine Lioutaud

Client Officer

Nadine has above 20 years of experience within the financial industry. After graduating with a Master’s degree in Finance, she started her career with BNP Paribas in Monaco. In 2003, she moved to Geneva where she became an account manager at Société Générale. She is enthusiastic and brings precision and a high level of client service to the team. Her ability to multi-task proved a major asset while employed for ten years at Julius Baer, Geneva, where she managed accounts for Russian and Middle Eastern clients. Over her career, clients and colleagues alike enjoy Nadine’s flexibility, problem-solving manners and positivity. She joined AlphaSwiss in 2020 as a Client Officer and she is now excited to deliver a bespoke “haute couture” service to our clients. 

Nadine is passionate about nutrition, yoga and wellbeing. When she’s not in the office, she enjoys walking in the mountains, family time with her son, discovering new cultures, travel and helping friends redesign their homes.

Pierre Schweizer

Senior Relationship Manager

Pierre started his career in the finance industry in 1982, in one Swiss leading universal bank where he held various positions during 38 years, including more than 25 years in the Wealth Management Division. Thanks to his core values such as loyalty, reliability and honesty, Pierre developed a solid experience and trust with important groups of private and institutional clients in the Middle East.

Pierre strongly believes that the AlphaSwiss model offers him the best platform to enhance further the client’s experience and provide first class and personalized services. Positive attitude and CARPE DIEM motto are key elements for Pierre who loves family and friends gathering and travelling, fine food and wines, nature discovery and last but not least, sports cars experiences.

Patrick Mossu

Consultant on Private Assets / PMO Consulting

Patrick’s career spanned the globe during two decades in management roles for owners and world renown hotel companies. He returned to Geneva with his family 13 years ago to direct a private education group and then take on the role of general manager of an important family office. Effectively managing private assets and the people that make a principal and his family’s life smooth and hassle free is the result of a human and highly professional approach. No task is too small, no challenge impossible. This approach to management and a strong network of partners and professionals around the world ensures that a positive outcome is the only result.

Patrick enjoys sharing his experience and when time permits, getting in the dirt on his mountain bike with his friends and colleagues somewhere in the Swiss alps.

Christophe Forest

Senior Investment Manager

Christophe has a long standing experience within the financial industry as a multi asset investment advisor/portfolio manager with a bias towards fixed income. He started his career at Royal Bank of Canada (Switzerland) where he spent 10 years as a multi asset investment advisor. He then worked in family offices in Geneva where he set-up and managed an Emerging Market Fixed Income Funds. He is a Certified International Investment Analyst (CIIA), member of the Swiss Financial Analyst Association and graduated with a Master in Science (Molecular biology) at the University of Geneva, and a Data Science Professional Certificate at Harvard.

Self-taught and extremely active, when he is not behind the screens, he is on the back of his horse, behind the wheel or running in the countryside.

Valérie Pagnier

Senior Investment Manager

After finishing her master degree in Financial Engineering, Valerie started her career at a swiss leading bank, first as a Foreign Exchange & Precious Metals specialist and then as an Investment Advisor for Executives & Entrepreneurs. Striving for precision and efficiency, she is reliable and enjoys finding solutions to all kind of problems. Curious by nature, Valerie likes learning new skills and this is how she became Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a Financial Risk Manager (FRM).

Valerie is also ambitious and is always looking for the next challenge in her private life. Don’t be surprised if she goes on top of a Himalayan mountain to get some rest.

Peter Schmidli

General Manager

Having been over 35 years in the banking industry, Peter gained a very broad experience & expertise in all aspects of the private client service industry. His recognized strong people- and management skills allowed him to take up various leadership positions whilst keeping the focus on the service excellence to the clientele and the progression of all respective team members.

Joining AlphaSwiss - a group of outstanding persons in terms of human capital & expertise - allows Peter to continue to live his core values which he also shares outside of the working environment. Family & nature are very important to Peter who also is passioned about the football industry.

René Morgenthaler

CIO

René is a Financial specialist with over 30 years’ experience in the management of private and institutional portfolios with key expertise across a full range of asset classes. 

For the entirety of his career, he has worked with premium wealth managers, providing market knowledge as well as product advice and solutions to both front-line global professionals and also to direct clients. René has held several management positions including Head of Trading, Head of Advisory and Chief Investment Officer.

René is a passionate and entrepreneurial professional with strong focus on what is best for the client. He holds an MBA in “Leadership & Sustainability” and has a strong and proven ability to manage and motivate teams. 

In his free time, René likes practicing outdoor activities particularly cycling and skiing.