Given your reality as it is now, how do you want to move forward — and how do you want to show up? This is the question I help you answer.

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As an existential coach, I work with people facing important life and leadership questions. They may be stepping into greater responsibility, navigating a major transition, or feeling that something in their life is no longer working.

My work is shaped by more than 25 years of leadership experience in complex international organizations, complemented by in-depth training in humanistic psychology (Gestalt) and an ongoing practice of mindfulness and compassion.

Together, these perspectives enable people to engage with the realities they face, recognize what matters most, and move forward when no clear answer exists.

Living in a multicultural family in Basel with my wife and children—has deepened my understanding of cross-cultural dynamics, especially for dual-career couples and leaders navigating international contexts.

I originally studied physics and have had a long-standing interest in how we live in a complex world. Outside of work, I find balance in philosophy, contemplative practice, and time in nature.

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Curriculum Vitae

WORK EXPERIENCE

    • Individual coaching for leaders, experienced professionals, and people facing situations where something important is at stake and the way forward is not yet clear.

    • Workshops and group programs focused on leadership, mindful self-compassion, and navigating significant life transitions.

    • Working through reflective dialogue, embodied awareness, attention to relationships that matter, and practical experimentation to help people develop new ways of responding to situations that matter.

  • Finance, Strategy & Transformation Leadership Roles

    • Senior leadership responsibility for global financial steering, digital transformation, and strategic initiatives, with a focus on leading large-scale change and driving effectiveness.

    • Built and led international teams through growth, transformation, and organizational change, supporting people in taking on greater responsibility and growing into larger leadership roles.

    • As Head of Finance for Global Data, Digital & IT (Budget ~$2B), led financial steering for major digital transformation initiatives, delivering cost savings of >$200M while expanding the investment portfolio from ~$300M to ~$600M by building new digital capabilities.

  • Co-lead Global CFO Development Program

    Co-designed and led a global development program for future finance leaders, with a focus on personal growth and values-based leadership.

  • Advised international clients on strategy, transformation, and organizational change.

ONGOING PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

  • Training in mindfulness and self-compassion, deepening the capacity to relate to oneself and others with greater awareness, kindness, and common humanity.

  • Training in humanistic psychology with a focus on presence, awareness, dialogue, and working with the realities of lived experience.

ACADEMIC EDUCATION

  • Research on innovation, technology, and disruptive business models, including a research stay at the University of California, Berkeley (USA).

  • Specialization in quantum physics and semiconductor optics; internship experience in Silicon Valley (USA).
    Long-standing interest in philosophy, contemplation, and how we live in a complex world.