DOMINICÉ & CO - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Investor
- Senior Investor Relations Manager
Aiste Ortiz is responsible for investor relations, business development and marketing of Dominicé's funds.
Before joining Dominicé in 2011, Aiste worked for Bloomberg as a specialist in equity derivatives and structured products. She was responsible for developing and implementing Bloomberg's equity derivatives solutions in Switzerland. Aiste started her career in the Cross Asset Solutions department of Société Générale in New York and Montreal. She graduated from the University of Florida with a BSc in Finance and obtained a Masters Degree in Finance-Insurance from ESSEC Business School in Paris.
Benoît Mandosse is a Partner and Head of Wealth Management. Since joining Dominicé in 2013, Benoît has developed the private wealth business, capitalizing on his expertise in wealth management, as well as on the company's unique investment approach.
Prior to joining Dominicé, Benoit worked at Lombard Odier in Geneva, successfully managing the wealth of high net-worth individuals for over 12 years. He also worked in the financial consulting department of Arthur Andersen and PricewaterhouseCoopers. He began his career in auditing at Arthur Andersen in Geneva and London. Benoit obtained his Master of Science in Economics from HEC Lausanne.
Job Titles:
- in 2021 As a Senior Fund Manager
- Senior Fund Manager
Diego Reyes joined Dominicé in 2021 as a senior fund manager responsible for Dominicé's Swiss real estate fund.
Diego Reyes brings 10 years of experience as a Chief Financial Officer and a senior fund manager at Solvalor Fund Management S.A. During his career, he developed expertise in real estate securitization, financial analysis and operations, as well as a deep knowledge of the Swiss real estate market. He started his career as an accountant with the real estate management company Livit AG, then Rham SA in Lausanne. Diego holds a diploma in Economics and Commerce, a certificate in business management and a certificate in Real Estate from the Swiss Union of Real Estate Professionals (USPI).
Job Titles:
- in 2022 As a Wealth Manager
- Wealth Manager
Jonas Comte joined Dominicé in 2022 as a Wealth Manager. Prior to joining Dominicé, Jonas was a fixed income sales-trader at Valcourt, where he was responsible for developing fixed income securities offering. He started his career in the Wealth and Asset Management departments of the Banque Cantonale Vaudoise and as an investment specialist at the UBP Private Bank, where he co-managed advisory portfolios and thematic equity certificates. Jonas graduated with a Bachelor's in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen and is a CFA Charterholder.
Liv Droz joined Dominicé in 2017 and is in charge of the company's Operations.
Prior to joining Dominicé Liv held various roles at Credit Suisse, including M&A and transactional lawyer, asset management legal counsel and derivatives legal specialist. Previously she was a lawyer at Lenz & Staehelin in Geneva and in Zurich, with a focus on litigation and arbitration as well as commercial, financing and M&A matters. Liv started her career as a financial analyst at Morgan Stanley in New York. Liv holds a Master in Law Degree from the University of Lausanne, as well as an LL.M from Georgetown University, Washington DC. Liv is admitted as an attorney to the NY Bar and the Geneva Bar.
Manuel Sigrist joined Dominicé's Investment Team in 2012. In addition to co-managing the flagship volatility fund, he is also developing and managing the company's US equities investment strategy.
Before joining Dominicé, Manuel was a quantitative analyst in the Multi Asset Class Solutions department at GAM in Zurich. In this capacity, he developed systematic strategies in equities, fixed income, currencies and volatility. He began his career with Banco Santander in Geneva as a quantitative analyst of hedge funds. Manuel holds a Masters in Financial Engineering and Risk Management from HEC in Lausanne.
Martin Dudler joined Dominicé's Investment Team in December 2018. He is involved in research and fund management of the company's investment strategies.
Prior to joining Dominicé, Martin worked at Quantica Capital AG in Zurich where he was a senior portfolio manager for the Quantica Managed Futures UCITS and Quantica Managed Futures Strategy, both funds with strategies across multiple asset classes. His work included research with respect to the strategies of these funds, including backtesting and trading cost analysis. Martin began his career as a quantitative analyst at UBS Investment Bank in Zurich, developing VaR methodology as well as statistical methodology for the estimation of volatility of specific products. Martin holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Zurich and an MSc in Financial Engineering from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). He is a CFA charterholder and obtained a Certificate of Open Studies (COS) in Applied Data Science: Machine Learning from the EPFL Extension School.
Job Titles:
- Investor Relations Manager
Martin Spreng joined Dominicé's Investor Relations team in 2023. He is responsible for investor relations, business development and marketing of Dominicé's funds.
Prior to joining Dominicé, Martin Spreng worked at Alquant, an asset management company specialized in tail hedging strategies and fintech solutions. He was responsible for the strategic and business development of the company. Martin started his career in fixed income, structured products and private debt trading at Valcourt in Geneva. He holds a Bachelor's degree from HEC Lausanne and a Master's degree in Banking & Finance from the University of Zurich.
Michel Dominicé, PhD, created Dominicé in 2003 when he launched his first investment fund, based on his research on the myopic behavior of equity investors. Since then, he has developed the company's offering, which today includes a range of specialized investment products. These comprise volatility, equities and real estate funds, as well as private asset management services.
Prior to founding the company, Michel was Head of the US and Global Equity team at Lombard Odier in Geneva, overseeing CHF 2 billion in equity investments. He began his career holding research positions in various international financial institutions in Geneva, London, New York and Hong Kong. Michel earned a PhD in Economics from the University of St. Gallen. He presented his doctoral thesis on monetary policy while working at the National Bank of Romania.
Pierre de Saab is a Partner and Head of Investment Team. Since joining Dominicé in 2010, Pierre has significantly contributed to the development of the company's flagship volatility strategy. Today, he heads the investment team's research and trading operations, as well as the company's business development strategy.
Prior to joining Dominicé, Pierre held senior roles at Credit Suisse, as well as UBS in Zurich, London and New York, where he built and led several equity derivatives trading desks. During his career, he gained significant experience in designing risk management and trading systems. He has also developed proprietary trading strategies and innovative derivative products for hedge funds and sophisticated institutional investors. Pierre earned a Masters in Mathematical Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), a Masters in Real Estate from the University of Geneva and an MBA from INSEAD.