Switzerland – Lausanne

Sophia is a marketing and operations strategist dedicated to growing small businesses. Her passion for systems and processes landed her management for positions in large corporations for the last 10 years. She is now helping busy entrepreneurs grow their business and simplify their life by tapping into the power of teams, systems and social media. In her free time you will find her running on a mountain, swimming in the sea or playing with her children.

Mobile: +41 79 825 20 99

David holds an MBA (Dean’s list) from IMD Business School in Lausanne.

He is a real estate and hospitality leader. His areas of expertise include strategy, fundraising, marketing and sales and international business development with multinationals as well as start-ups. In particular, he has a key insight into the HNW and UHNW client, luxury and lifestyle arenas worldwide.

David brings over 30 years experience in real estate, hospitality, internet/ proptech, travel & tourism, investment and merchant banking with companies including CHRISTIE’s, IntraWest/ playground, Immostreet, Club Med, SG Warburg and Barings.

David also holds a BSc Econ (Hons) from the London School of Economics in London.

Mobile: +41 76 461 2551

Andrea Zabatta is an experienced finance leader with an international career spanning the pharmaceutical, healthcare, manufacturing and professional services sectors. He has held senior finance leadership roles across accounting, reporting, internal controls, treasury, tax and finance transformation, supporting organisations through growth, change and operational improvement. His expertise includes governance, performance management, process optimisation and cross-functional transformation projects.

Recognised for his hands-on and pragmatic leadership style, Andrea combines strong technical finance expertise with business partnering capabilities, helping organisations enhance decision-making, strengthen financial performance and build resilient, future-ready finance functions. He holds an Executive MBA from Hult International Business School, is a Swiss CPA (FAOA) and an Italian CPA, and is an alumnus of IMD.

Andrea Caputo is a Swiss-Italian marketing executive with more than 25 years of international experience in the luxury, watchmaking and premium consumer goods sectors. He has held senior global marketing and communications leadership roles at Blancpain, Rado, Swatch Group and Girard-Perregaux, building extensive expertise in brand strategy, communications, sponsorships and business growth.

Today, as General Manager of Caffeina Switzerland, he leads the agency’s expansion in the Swiss market, helping organisations transform ambitious ideas into impactful business results by combining strategic vision with a strong focus on execution.

Andrea holds an MBA from London Business School and is an IMD Lausanne alumnus of the Leading Sustainable Business Transformation (2024), Reinventing Luxury Lab (2023) and Marketing in the Digital Age (2018). He has also studied European Business in both the UK and Italy.

Clémentine has over 25 years’ professional experience both in the FMCG and in the Industry sector, acquired in various positions in Switzerland and abroad.

She has held senior line positions and led internal consulting teams for major multinational companies such as Nestlé and Ecolab.

Passionate about sustainability, she supports private and public companies developing their strategy and translating it into sustainable, responsible and result-driven actions.

Clémentine holds a Master of Economics from the University of Lausanne and an MBA from IMD. She is fluent in English, Spanish, German, Italian and French.

Clémentine lives in Vevey. In her free time, she enjoys travelling, hiking, painting and sharing a good glass of wine with her friends.

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Manuela obtained a Degree in International Relations from the Graduate Institue of International Studies in 1992 and an MBA from IMD in 2002. With more than 25 years’ experience in Human Resources, she has held several senior international management positions in the Consumer Goods, Medical Technology, Hi-Tech, Engineering and Pharma industries. After her IMD MBA graduation, she became the Human Resources Director of the European Cardiovascular Division of Medtronic International, subsequently held the position of Corporate Vice President Human Resources at Advanced Digital Broadcast and then became Global Division Vice President Human Resources at IMI Hydronics. She joined Debiopharm International in 2014 where, as a Senior Executive Director Human Resources and member of the Executive Board, she is leading the People, Culture and Organization Development roadmap for the company.

Manuela lives in Lausanne, she is the mother of a 15 year old girl, she enjoys traveling, modern and contemporary art, architecture and design.

Mobile: +41 79 325 45 36

Martin holds an MBA (Dean’s list) from IMD.

Martin is a senior executive and advisor to board members and CEOs and is passionate about leading cross-functional teams of experts. His areas of expertise cover strategy, governance, business development, digital transformation and change management.

Martin brings 35 years of international experience in the fields of insurance, financial services, security printing, logistics, automotive, management consulting, packaging and IT, gained with Zurich Insurance, Orell Füssli, Swiss Post, General Motors, McKinsey & Co., Tetra Pak and DEC. He has gathered his leadership experience both in corporate and start-up environments.

As an independent Strategy Consultant, Martin assists clients with strategy reviews and transformation. He is a passionate Learner and enjoys applying emerging AI tools as part of his advisory assignments as well as in private projects. He has lectured on Strategy at the Bern University of Applied Sciences as well as at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences. Prior to his current occupation as an independent strategy consultant, he was Chief of Staff Vita with Zurich and the Vita joint foundations with focus on occupational pension schemes, he was a member of the executive Board of Orell Füssli and redesigned the group’s strategy, risk management and compliance processes and led a major strategic transformation program.

Martin holds a MSc. in Engineering Physics (summa cum laude) and a Ph.D. in physics from KTH (the Royal Institute of Technology) in Stockholm.

Before transferring to Switzerland, Martin has lived in Sweden and in the USA. He is fluent in English, French, German and Swedish. Once an interpreter Russian – Swedish, his knowledge of Russian is modest.

In his free time, Martin enjoys alpine skiing and climbing, sailing, wine tasting and singing. He is a Bass Baryton and sang in the operas of Henry Purcell Dido & Aeneas (Ouverture Opéra in 2024) and Charles Gounod Faust (Opéra du Rhône in 2025). He is currently engaged in Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata (Ouverture Opéra in 2026).

Mobile: +41 79 253 39 75

Daphné Truan is a senior life sciences executive with more than 20 years of international experience at the intersection of science, technology and business. Trained at EPFL and ETH Zurich, she has held leadership roles at Janssen, Lonza and GSK, where she led global teams across Europe and the US and helped shape drug discovery strategies through the integration of computational sciences, AI and biologics innovation.

Combining deep expertise in R&D, portfolio strategy and organisational leadership, Daphné has built and transformed scientific teams, guided critical go/no-go decisions across drug development programmes, and advised organisations on AI-enabled healthcare and innovation. She is currently pursuing an Executive MBA at IMD and serves on the board of SCCH Domus, where she oversees financial governance and digital transformation initiatives. Her work focuses on aligning scientific innovation, operational excellence and long-term value creation.