The vertX IQ Team – Experts in Pension Fund Strategy, Technology and Analytics

Core Team

Our dedicated experts who bring vertX IQ to life, combining industry knowledge with innovative solutions to shape the future of pension fund management.

Alfred Widmer

Managing Partner

Alfred has extensive experience in the financial services and technology industries. Among other roles he served as CEO of the legal protection insurer AXA-ARAG, Head of Distribution at Allianz Suisse and as Chief Operations Officer of Zurich Insurance Company in Morocco.

Wolfgang Batt

Partner

Wolfgang is an economist and lawyer with a 20-year career in the quantitative investment industry. He combines a deep understanding of applied quantitative methods with valuable legal insights.

Dave Stoll

Partner

Dave Stoll has co-founded and successfully led various companies in the financial services sector over the past 10 years. Dave held previously various roles at Zurich Insurance Company, amongst others as CFO of Zurich in Brasil and CFO of ZurichConnect.

Walter Brägger

Partner

Walter has 25 years of experience in global finance. He honed his skills in derivatives, equities, foreign exchange, fixed income, risk management and portfolio construction. After working for a global bank, he has (co-) founded successfully several companies.

Vincent Couson

Partner

Vincent's expertise encompasses portfolio construction and analysis, asset and risk management, as well as derivatives and structured products. Vincent has 20+ years of experience in the financial services industry and has (co-) founded successfully several companies.

Veronika Valcikova

Associate

Veronika holds a M.A. in Economics, Econometrics and Data Science. At vertX IQ, she is responsible as customer success manager, business development and ALM simulations. Veronika is additionally also coordinating the backend- and front-end teams regarding UX / UI.

Tamara Jost

Chief Operations Officer

Tamara is a seasoned professional with a robust background in technology, particularly within corporate and fintech environments. Her extensive experience in building successful fintech companies demonstrates her expertise in leading teams and managing projects effectively.

Simon Wider

Associate

Simon is an experienced actuarial professional who previously worked as a consultant at ForvisMazars. He brings a wealth of knowledge in data analysis, scenario modelling and strategy simulation. Simon holds an MSc in Physics from EPFL.

Ian Ledzion

Partner

Ian has over 25 years of experience designing and implementing high performance management and reporting platforms for family offices, asset managers and insurers. He combines a deep business understanding with a strategic vision leveraging the latest technologies and methods.

Non-Executive Team

Our Board of Directors and Advisory Board Members comprises seasoned professionals who provide strategic guidance to enhance our platform’s capabilities.

Urs Gfeller

Advisory Board Member

Urs is the former Chief Investment Officer of the pension fund of Novartis. He has more than 40 years of experience in financial markets and institutional asset management. Before joining Novartis, he was working for various banks.

Bob Noyen

Advisory Board Member

Bob Noyen was CIO, Executive and Board Committee member of an UK based FTSE listed Asset Manager, Record Plc, with AuM in excess of $75 billion. Today he is an Independent Investment Consultant - helping asset managers and institutional investors navigate the financial markets.

Andy Jones

Advisory Board Member

Andy is an independent Technologist Executive with decades of experience in digital innovation, business transformation, growth & turnaround across diverse sectors including eCommerce, Payments, Media, Retail, Private Equity, Fintech and other sectors.

Adrian Steinherr

Advisory Board Member

Adrian is the CEO of SILEX, an investment management company that combines investment expertise with digitial solutions. He has more than 25 years of financial markets experience, building teams, products and applications.

Sebastian Hofmann-Werther

Advisory Board Member

Sebastian is a member of 360T’s Group Executive Board and their Chief Revenue Officer FX & Digital. He leads the EMEA Business and Sales Team and on a global level the Client Services division and Marketing and Sales Enablement strategy for FX and Digital Assets.

Dmitri Tikhonov

Advisory Board Member

Dmitri is Chief Investment Officer at Record Financial Group and brings over two decades of expertise in the financial markets. He has skilfully managed multi-billion portfolios for international investors from the UK, US, Switzerland, Germany and other countries.

Philipp Neuhaus

Board Member

Philipp has more than 15+ years in working for and advising tech venture companies. Before that, he gained extensive experience as a senior manager in process tech and automation companies.

Michael Zuppiger

Advisory Board Member

Michael Zuppiger is the Managing Director of Anlagestiftung Winterthur (AWI), where he has been driving investment solutions for Swiss pension funds since 2020. PReviously he held other client-facing roles with AWI.