François Jeannet

is founder, partner and Chairman of mas. He is an independent board member and investor of netcetera AG and Sobaco Banking Solutions. He focuses on TIME industries, Financial Services, strategy, new business models, information technology, new media, m&a, general management and market development.

Before launching mas he had an assignment with Marsh McLennan. At Arthur D. Little he became Co-CEO of the global consulting division headquartered in Boston after developing the Swiss operations to benchmark level as CEO and turning around several European operations as President.

Prior to Arthur D. Little, he was member of the Executive Comittee of Banque Scandinave en Suisse, Geneva (Private Bank) and CIO of the Mettler-Toledo Group. He started his career at UBS Headquarters in several management positions in Banking IT & organization. François holds a Master and a Post Graduate in Industrial Engineering from the Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich. He is co-founder, partner and Chairman of Jeannet Enterprises and advisor of a modern art gallery in Zurich. He is Swiss and Brazilian citizen, speaks German, English, French, Portuguese and Italian.