Gabriele Rossi
CFO.
Gabriele joined Zest in 2018 as the General Manager and Head of Institutional Clientele. Before this, he co-founded AQA Capital in 2015 and managed equity funds at Sequoia and Lemanik. His prior roles include leading the Equity Research Department at Exane BNP Paribas and serving as an equity financial analyst at Mediobanca. Gabriele's early career saw him shaping Vodafone's Planning & Economics Department and beginning as an auditor at PWC.
Caterina Lietti
Head of Accounting and Data Analysis.
Caterina joined Zest in January 2019 as a member of the Private Banking Team, after having worked for 2 years for Hedge Invest (Suisse) SA - where she was in charge of back and middle office activities - and for 5 years for Templar Capital Management SA, as Chief Operating Officer. From 2012 to 2016 she was Director for Patronus Select Ltd.; an Investment Manager based in the Cayman Islands. She had been a member of the National Futures Association from 2011 to 2017. Before embarking her career in the Financial Industry, she worked in Milan as Project Leader Assistant for Notime Srl, a digital communication agency and CRM. She obtained a 1st level Master in Communication Sciences at the University of Lugano in Lugano with a thesis on financial communication.
Kristina Herceg
Relationship Manager Assistant.
Kristina currently serves as a Relationship Manager assistant at LFG+ZEST, having joined Zest SA in 2022 as an assistant for the Wealth Management division. She initiated her professional journey in 2007 at B-Source SA, Lugano, which is now known as Avaloq Sourcing (Switzerland & Liechtenstein) SA. There, she worked as an administration clerk for four years. From 2012 to 2017, Kristina was a management assistant at Imluga SA, Lugano, handling both front and back-office activities. Prior to joining Zest SA, she spent nearly five years as the head of administration and wealth management assistant at KeysGest SA, Lugano, honing her expertise in the Wealth Management sector.
Corinna Ceschina
Fund Administration Specialist.
Corinna joined Zest in 2018, as a member of the Fund Administration, specifically supporting the opening and the update of contractual relationships with the various service providers, at different levels. Before joining Zest, Corinna gained experience as a state administrative employee, dedicating herself to back-office, paralegal and general secretarial activities, after starting her professional career at Alleanza Assicurazioni SpA where she gained experience in life insurance-related matters. Corinna graduated in Law in 2011 from the Faculty of Insubria of Como.
Monica Percuoco
Relationship Manager Assistant.
Monica joined Financial Strategy SA (and then Zest, after the spin-off) starting her professional career in Lugano, with activities focused on asset management services and relationships with private customers.
In over 25 years of experience in the financial industry, Monica has become executive secretary, with a focus on the relationships with HNWI and Families, after accumulating expertise in wealth management-related administrative practices, in banking relationships, and in back-office activities.
Cristina Luiselli