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Elad Ben-Am has been responsible for the development and expansion of the Food Revolution Fund at Picard Angst since the beginning of 2021. He has over 15 years of experience in the Swiss financial industry. In doing so, he focused on sustainable investment themes that shape the future. At the end of 2014, he founded an asset manager together with partners and built it up as CEO/CIO in a leading role. He holds a degree in Business Administration and Management from the University of St. Gallen HSG and is a CFA charterholder.

Peter Pilavachi is Portfolio Manager of the MedTech fund. He was previously in the investment team of a large hedge fund franchise at Allianz Global Investors for more than 4 years. Prior to that he held a senior role in the strategic equity solutions group for corporate and family offices at UBS, was head of derivatives sales for Switzerland at J.P. Morgan and an equity derivative trader at Goldman Sachs. He has a B.S. in economics and management, and a master’s degree in finance from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.

Dr. David-Michael Lincke has been Head of Asset and Portfolio Management since 2009 and has more than 20 years of experience in investment management. Prior to joining Picard Angst Group, he worked as a consultant and portfolio manager and held various proprietary trading roles focusing on quantitative equity strategies and statistical arbitrage. He holds the CFA and FRM charter as well as a PhD in Economics from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Pablo Gonzalez joined Picard Angst in June 2025 as Senior Portfolio Manager, overseeing the development and management of commodity and equity strategies, including the Industrial Metals Champions Fund, the Precious Metals Champions Fund, and various thematic certificates. A CFA Charterholder, he brings extensive experience in portfolio management, research, and advising institutional and private clients. Before joining Picard Angst, he spent over a decade at Independent Capital Group, having started his career at UBS in 2003, followed by a role at Gateway Capital Group.

Daniel Gerber has been Head of Business Development since the beginning of 2021 and is responsible for the expansion and further development of investment and customer solutions with a focus on sustainability, data science and securitization. As of 2022, he will take over the management of our ESG Competence Centre as Chief Sustainability Officer. He has over 15 years of experience in the financial industry. He held senior positions at major Swiss banks and fund companies. He holds a Bachelor in Business Administration from HWV Bern and a Master in Banking & Finance from FHNW.

Bora Sentürk has been working as a Financial Engineer since 2016. Before joining Picard Angst, he gained his first experience in derivatives trading at major banks from Germany, France and Switzerland. He holds a Master of Science in Finance from Maastricht University and a Master of Science in Financial Economics from the Nova School of Business and Economics.

Agnes Rivas has been part of the ESG Competence Center since the beginning of 2024 and is responsible for client support in the area of sustainability and the further development of services. Prior to this, she worked for over 10 years at a major bank as a strategy consultant for institutional investors, focusing on strategic investment issues and sustainability. She holds a CFA Certificate in ESG Investing, a double master's degree in International Management and Marketing from the University of St. Gallen and a degree in International Relations from the University of Geneva.

Murielle Marascio joined Picard Angst at the beginning of 2023 as Client Advisor Market Switzerland and supports clients on various topics with a focus on ESG. Previously, she was Junior Strategic Relationship Director at Dun&Bradstreet Switzerland AG and brings experience in building and developing sales structures and sales activities in the following areas: ESG data, master data, risk management with a focus on compliance (UBO), cross-cultural experience in relocation management and investment goods. In addition to her commercial education, she holds a Swiss Federal Diploma in Sales Management and an Executive Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Service Excellence from the Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences.