Marie-Christine von Pezold
Director, FBN Switzerland
Marie-Christine von Pezold is an independent consultant specialising in family governance and strategic estate planning. Through her activity, she helps entrepreneurial families to achieve the optimum balance between their economic, social and environmental responsibilities to build and maintain sustainable firms and strong family units.
In addition to her private mandates, Marie-Christine is in house Consultant for the Lombard Odier Family Governance Services and Director of the Family Business Network Switzerland.
She has internationally recognised expertise in the drafting of family charters for numerous family businesses, and works regularly with Professor Christine Blondel (INSEAD), Professor Peter Vogel (IMD) and the Hochschule Luzern (HSLU.)
Marie-Christine began her career at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and then joined the Family Business department at Banque Lombard Odier in Geneva.
Marie-Christine holds a Master’s degree in Law from the University of Innsbruck and the Complutense University of Madrid and a Master’s degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics.
Session
Community Labs: Family Office - Advanced: Navigate your Family Office journey
Community Labs
You have an established family office with at least 5 years of experience. Key questions include: What is your family ownership strategy? How do you align on risk and allocate resources? What are the KPIs? How do you incentivize managers?
2nd Generation Transmission with a co-CEO Model : Successes, Challenges, and Insights
Case Study
Embark on a transformative journey with the Laurastar Group, a well-established Swiss family business, as they unveil their 2nd generation transmission experience.
Hear from the Laurastar founder Jean Monney, along with his 2 children, Julie and Michael, as they share their experiences and best practices.
Community Lab Family Office - Aspiring: Navigate your Family Office journey
Community Labs
You are considering, are in the process of or have established family office. Key questions are around both the family side (education of the Next Gen, family cohesion, family compensation, philanthropy…) and the business side (wealth planning diversification, active investing, non-family talent, impact investment…)