Chairman of the Board of Directors

  • Chairman of AXA IM since April 2014, non executive Board Director.

  • Head Asia Pacific for UBS Global Asset Management from 2004 to 2012 and Member of UBS Group Managing Board / Group Managing Director of UBS AG  from 2006 to 2012.

  • CEO for UBS Asset Management Switzerland from 2001 and Head of Institutional & Wholesale Business, EMEA of UBS Asset Management from 2002 to 2004.

  • From 1999 to 2001, Chief Investment Officer, Member Executive Board, for LGT Capital Management.

  • Head of Investment strategy from 1995 to 1997 for Swiss Bank Corporation and Global Co-Head of Asset Allocation of SBC/UBS Brinson from 1997 to 1999.

  • Started his career at LGT Bank in Liechtenstein as Analyst in 1989, then head of Portfolio Management Equities from 1993 to 1995.

  • Christof graduated in Economics in Freiburg (Germany) and did his post graduate studies in Economics at the European University Institute in  Florence (Italy).

  • Member of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD).

  • Christof is based in Hong Kong, he is co-founder and member of the board of Gnothis SA, a biotech company based in Switzerland and Sweden.