Thomas Schaffner

Mr. Thomas Schaffner, CFA, MBA, is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Vontobel Asset Management AG.
He is on the Board of Directors at Synpulse Switzerland AG.
He joined Vontobel Asset Management in 2009.
He is Portfolio Manager in the MTX franchise in the Sustainable & Thematic Boutique.
From 2009 to 2011, he was an Asian equity analyst.
Before joining Vontobel, from 2006 to 2009, he was an equity analyst at Lombard Odier in Hong Kong, covering regional Asian (ex-Japan) companies and contributing to the investment strategy.
From 1998 to 2005, he was a portfolio manager at Credit Suisse and an independent asset manager in Basel, where he developed and successfully managed a commodity fund.
He holds an MBA with a specialization in China Business from the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting & Finance from the University of Applied Sciences in Basel.
He is a CFA charter holder.