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Experienced experts contribute to k-flash, with Konrad K Häuptli as the editorial manager. Our team consists of a wide spectrum of experts whose contributions provide a comprehensive overview on the most current topics.

Konrad Häuptli graduated from the University of Berne, qualified as an attorney-at-law and was admitted to the Bar of the Canton of Berne. He joined HSBC in 2002 after working at Swiss Re for over 20 years and went on to work for KENDRIS in 2016 after retiring as former CEO of HSBC’s Trust Companies in Switzerland. Konrad Häuptli is a member of the Executive Committee of the Swiss Association of Trust Companies (SATC). He has been managing family assets and has been involved in entrepreneurial activities, board assignments as well as private equity investments.

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Anna Brouver

Anna runs a boutique advisory company (J Group SA https://www.jgroup.ch/) providing compliance services. With her longstanding experience in private banking compliance she offers a structured and independent approach. Her expertise lies in Anti-Money-Laundering (AML) and Know-Your-Customer (KYC) topics with a specific focus on CEE, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Central Asia. Anna has a legal background (MLaw, lic.iur) analytical and research skills as well as multilingual competence (English, German, French and Russian).

21 Posts

Anton Ladner

Anton Ladner, lic.iur., editor-in-chief of Sonntag and Doppelpunkt, previously business editor at Radio DRS, Weltwoche, CASH and financial editor at CASH Online and CASH TV

12 Posts

Cedric Zhao

Cédric Zhao is presently pursuing a Master in General Management at the University of St. Gallen. He completed his Bachelor in Banking and Finance at the University of Zurich. He is currently working as an intern in the Investment Banking Division at ABCI Capital Limited in Hong Kong, focusing on developing pitch books for potential IPOs. Previously, he interned in Wealth Management at SHW Invest in Zurich, conducting research and analysis on global equities and funds. Cédric is fluent in German, Chinese, and English, with advanced proficiency in Italian and French.

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Christian Lyk

Christian Lyk graduated from the University of Berne and qualified as Attorney at Law and graduated as a Master of Laws (LL.M International Taxation). He joined KPMG in 1998 where he became Head of the Tax Department in 2002. In 2005 Christian Lyk joined Kendris, becoming Head of Tax and Legal Department (2006 – 2015). Since 2009 he has been a member of the Executive Committee of Kendris Ltd. and both partner and CEO since 2018. He has been FATCA Responsible officer of Kendris Group and Head CRS Reporting. He has held a number of tax-related functions at various bodies such as SATC (Swiss Association of Trust Companies), the Swiss Institute of Taxation and has been a member of the teaching staff at the University of Lucerne.

10 Posts

Hans Rainer Kuenzle

Hans Rainer Künzle graduated from the University of St-Gall (Dr. oec. HSG), qualified as an attorney-at-law and is admitted to the Bar of the Canton of Zurich. He joined KPMG in 1996 and became Partner in 2000. He was a founding Partner of Kendris private Ltd. (today: Kendris Ltd) and is since his retirement an Of Counsel with Kendris. In 2005 he became Associate Professor for private law and comparative private law at the University of Zurich, emeriting in 2021. He is author of the Bernese Commentary to Art. 517-518 Swiss Civil Code (the executor) and the Zurich Commentary to Art. 86-96 International Private Law Act (International Succession Law). He is co-editor of the Law Review successio.

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Katharina Schnidrig

Katharina Schnidrig heads the HR department of Kendris and works as an HR Business Partner. She supports managers and employees throughout the entire employee life cycle - from recruiting to learning & development to offboarding. She has in-depth knowledge of employer branding and digitalisation in the HR sector.

10 Posts

Olivier Weber

Olivier Weber graduated from the University of Berne, qualified as an attorney-at-law and was admitted to the Bar. He started his tax advisor career within a big 4 accounting firm where he obtained his diploma as Swiss certified tax expert in 2002. 2010 he joined KENDRIS Ltd. as partner and shortly after was promoted Head of Tax. He serves as member of the board of director of KENDRIS and some selected active companies-. He consults individuals and corporates with a focus on national and international taxation, negotiations with tax authorities, appeal proceedings as well as succession planning, including financing concepts and refinancings. Olivier Weber regulary lectures on tax topics and is president of the examination commission for Swiss certified tax experts.

38 Posts

Paul Millen

Paul Foster Millen, the founder of Millen Tax & Legal GmbH, earned JD and LLM (Tax) degrees from New York University School of Law and a BA degree from Duke University. He specializes in tax and regulatory advice for cross-border income flows and offshore asset holdings. To that end, he advises Swiss banks, asset managers, fiduciaries, single family offices and and other financial institutions on an array of US and international tax topics, including OECD CRS/FATCA, the Qualified Intermediary and other US withholding regimes, such as §871(m) for payments from derivative instruments and §864(c)(8)/1446 for private equity and PTP sale proceeds, and a variety of transparency initiatives, such as DAC6 and the Corporate Transparency Act. Paul speaks frequently at tax conferences in Switzerland and abroad and regularly publishes articles in leading tax periodicals.

14 Posts

Philippe de Salis

Philippe de Salis, Partner, Head of Fiduciary (Switzerland) – Stonehage Fleming Philippe is Head of the Stonehage Fleming Group Fiduciary services in Switzerland. He joined the Group in 2007 after working for several years as Attorney at law in Berne and Geneva, specialising in corporate and commercial law. Philippe graduated from the University of Zurich in 1996 with a Law degree (lic. iur.). He qualified as Attorney at law and was admitted to the Bar of the Canton of Berne in 1999. Philippe also obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Law from the University of Geneva in 2004. Philippe is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and a co-editor of STEP’s Trust Quarterly Review. He is also Chairman of the Swiss Association of Trust Companies (SATC).

3 Posts

Thomas Frey

Thomas Frey acts as legal counsel and advisor to international families, their global businesses and international wealth-holding structures, including Swiss investment, operating and holding companies. He advises investors residing and investing in high-tax and regulated jurisdictions such as the US, the UK and the EU on complex cross-border tax, legal and regulatory matters. He acts as a board member, protector or trustee for families and their international business and investment holding structures.

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Thomas Krause

Thomas Krause graduated from the University of Chemnitz, Germany with a diploma in business administration and started his career as tax advisor. After working several years in the tax area in Germany and Switzerland he switched to the IT sector and worked as project and business relationship manager still connected to tax and regulation related matters. He also gradually built up his leadership skills as a team leader and deputy head of department. He joined Kendris in Spring 2024 again as Deputy Head of IT.

3 Posts

Team

Anna Brouver

Anton Ladner

Cedric Zhao

Christian Lyk

Hans Rainer Kuenzle

Katharina Schnidrig

Olivier Weber

Paul Millen

Philippe de Salis

Thomas Frey

Thomas Krause

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