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Gianluca Ricci started his career with Credit Suisse in 2005 as an Investment Consultant for HNWI and UNHWI clients, covering a broad range of markets and financial instruments. He joined Rothschild & Co Bank AG in Switzerland in 2014 as the Head of Portfolio Management and Research. He is a member of the Asset Allocation Committee at Rothschild & Co Bank AG and became co-portfolio manager of LongRun Equity Fund in August 2021. Gianluca holds the CFA qualification in addition to a Master of Science in Economics from the University of Lugano.

Beat Keiser started his career with Bank Sarasin in 2003 on the buy-side where he was in charge of the automotive, capital goods, telecom, technology, and  chemicals sectors. From 2005, he worked for two years with IFBC, a Zurich based consultancy focused on the areas of value based management and corporate finance. In 2007 he joined Cheuvreux, a leading Pan European Equity Brokerage where he was in leading Swiss Small and Mid Cap Research and later on the Pan European Transport and Business Services Sector Research Teams. He joined Rothschild&Co Bank AG in Switzerland in 2014 to build up and leads the Equity Research function managing a team of five analysts. In August 2021, he became co-portfolio manager of LongRun Equity Fund. Beat Keiser graduated from University of Zurich with Bachelor’s and Master's degree in Finance in 2004.

Benjamin Meier has been a Portfolio Manager for the past 24 years. Starting his career at Bank Leu AG (a Credit Suisse subsidiary) in 1999 , he covered the US and UK Equity Markets and managed equity mandates. Following this, he worked as a Portfolio Manager and Buy Side Analyst at HSBC Private Bank covering Global Financials. He continued his focus on the Financials at Credit Suisse managing the sector in Model Portfolios and Funds. He also held a position at Bank J. Safra Sarasin where he was the responsible Portfolio Manager managing US and Global Equity Model Portfolios and Funds. Benjamin joined Rothschild & Co Bank AG in Switzerland in February 2018 and became co-portfolio manager of the LongRun Equity fund in August 2021. He holds a Bachelor of International Business from Griffith University, Brisbane and is a CFA Charterholder.

Christoph Wirtz began his career in the equity research industry at Cheuvreux, a prominent European brokerage firm. There, he specialized in the European Travel, Transport, and Business Services sectors, with a focus on Small- & Mid-cap companies in Switzerland. His expertise grew while working at Bank am Bellevue, a distinguished Swiss Equity Brokerage, where he conducted research on Swiss Industrial, Technology, and Telecom sectors. In 2016, Christoph joined Rothschild & Co Bank AG in Switzerland, taking on a crucial role in equity research. He covers the Pharma & MedTech, Technology, and Communication Services sectors globally. In January 2022, he became co-portfolio manager of LongRun Equity Fund. Christoph holds a Master's degree in International Accounting & Finance from Bayes Business School in London.