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| Urs Stirnimann, lawyer, lic. iur. |
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Urs, who was born in 1954, is a Swiss national. He studied economics and law at the University of Zurich, where he graduated as lic. iur. in 1983.
Urs started his professional life as legal adviser for international organisations in the Middle East and Latin America. In 1987, he joined Credit Suisse, where he worked as investment adviser in Zurich, Bahrain and Geneva. 1995 he was selected by the VP Bank Group to establish a Bank and Trust company in the Caribbean. It became the most successful bank in the British Virgin Islands. Besides banking services he also arranged the creation and administration of mutual funds, captive insurances and trusts.
Urs was appointed board member of several international companies, where his broad background was of great assistance. He was also founder member and president of the BVI Bank Association. Later he became CEO of VP Bank (Switzerland) Ltd., which is specialised in private banking services for high-net-worth individuals.
In 2004, Urs became a partner of ILC INTERNATIONAL LEGAL CONSULTANTS (U.A.E.) and took permanent residency in Dubai. He runs the local operations of ILC as the resident manager.
Urs knows the region well, since he worked eight years in different countries of the Middle East.
Urs speaks fluent German, English, Spanish and French. |
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