A Partner of the law firm Poncet Turrettini Avocats in Geneva, Maurice Turrettini sits on the board of several companies in the financial industry. He is also Chairman of the Geneva International Motor Show.
Member of the Geneva Bar, Maurice Turrettini holds a LLM in Banking Law from Boston University and a law degree from the University of Geneva.
Alfredo Piacentini
Managing Partner – Co-founder of DECALIA in 2014 – Member of the Board – Member of the Executive Committee – Member of the Strategy and Investment Committees
Alfredo Piacentini began his financial career in 1986 at Bank Lombard Odier as a financial analyst and fund manager, both in Geneva and London, before founding Banque SYZ in 1995 with his other Partners.
As partner and co-CEO of the SYZ Group, he was in charge of private banking, discretionary portfolio management and the Oyster investment funds until his departure in 2014 (CHF 33 bn of assets under management).
He was also a board member and then Chairman of Banca Albertini SYZ in Milan from 2000 to 2019.
Alfredo Piacentini holds a Master degree in International Relations from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, obtained in 1981.
Jean-Michel Darrois
Board Director
Jean-Michel Darrois founded the prominent French law firm Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier in 1987. He advises businesses, boards of directors and senior management, as well as high net worth individuals, in major transactions and disputes. He was a member of the Conseil de l’Ordre.
He chaired and remains a member of the Company Law Committee of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE).
At the request of the French president Nicolas Sarkozy, he presided over the Darrois Commission on the Reform of Professions in 2008, and was a member of the Attali Commission on Growth. He is a Commander of the Légion d’Honneur.
Rodolfo De Benedetti
Partner – Member of the Board – Head of Fund Managers and Product Strategy – Member of the Executive Committee – Member of the Strategy Committee – President ofthe Board of Directors DECALIA Capital SA
Rodolfo De Benedetti is currently Chairman of the Board and majority co-shareholder of the Italian group CIR, where he served as CEO for eighteen years.
He currently chairs the Harvard Business School’s European Advisory Board and is a member of the European Round Table of Industrialists.
Rodolfo De Benedetti also worked for Bank Lombard Odier and Shearson Lehman Brothers in the US.
He holds a Master degrees in Political Economy and Law from the University of Geneva.
Paolo Luban
Board Director
Paolo Luban began his career in finance in 1984 with Bordier & Cie, where he was first involved in the European equity markets then, in 1989, became head of the financial and strategic research department.
In 1995, Paolo Luban founded Banque SYZ with Alfredo Piacentini and Eric Syz. As Partner and General Manager, he contributed his macroeconomic skills, ability to develop quantitative models and expertise in asset allocation. In March 2014, he left Banque SYZ to focus on personal projects.
He is an economics and arts graduate.
Isabella Pedrazzini
Board Director
Isabella Pedrazzini began her career in finance in 1986, spending 26 years at Bank Lombard Odier in Geneva. As Executive Vice President, she held several positions in portfolio management and was in charge of a significant private clientele.
In 2013, Isabella Pedrazzini co-founded Dalia Capital, which became DECALIA Asset Management in 2014.
She holds a Master degree in International Relations from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva and a postgraduate diploma in Public Administration from Institut de Hautes Etudes en Administration Publique in Lausanne.
Yves Rochat
Partner – CFO – Member of the Executive Committee
Yves Rochat was COO at Banque SYZ for 17 years, working there from its founding in 1995 up until 2013.
He also worked for Société Générale, Unibank (Suisse), and Banca Monte Paschi (Suisse) SA.
Yves holds a Master degree in Business Administration from HEC Lausanne.