Dr. Philipp Schülin completed his undergraduate and graduate university studies in Business Administration at the University of St. Gallen (HSG) earning a Ph.D. in the field. Thereafter, he spent over 6 years in various companies of the Helbling Group in the management consulting business, most recently as a member of the executive board of Helbling CFT International AG. After his consulting work, Dr. Schülin joined A&A Actienbank, where he was a Partner and a Member of the Merchant Banking Team with co-signing authority for the investment management of publicly listed investment companies. Thereafter, he was a Partner in the Management Team of Equatis AG, an investment company focusing on special situations, for a period of two years. Since late 2003, Dr. Schülin has been an Investment Manager with AFINUM Management GmbH in Zurich, and since April 2006, he has been a Managing Director and Partner of AFINUM Management AG in Zurich.