The Credit Suisse Research Institute. Its organization.

Nannette Hechler-Fayd'herbe is a Managing Director of Credit Suisse in the International Wealth Management Division in Zurich. She is the Head of Investment Strategy and Research.

Nannette joined Credit Suisse in 1999 as Head of Swiss Fixed Income and Credit Research at Credit Suisse First Boston. In 2006, she transferred to Credit Suisse's Private Banking division, where in her extended role as Head of Global Fixed Income and Credit Research she took over responsibility for global fixed income and credit strategy advice.

Nannette holds a PhD from the University of Lausanne in Switzerland and is a graduate of the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences) in Paris, France. 

Richard Kersley is Managing Director of Credit Suisse in the Global Markets division's Global Equity Research department. He is the Global Head of Research Product and co-ordinates the development of Credit Suisse's thematic research.

Prior to his current position, Richard was Co-Head of European Equity Research and Head of the Pan-European equity strategy team. He received top rankings in both the Extel and Institutional Investor surveys for his work in this area. Prior to joining Credit Suisse in 1998, Richard was a Director of BZW and head of its European strategy team.

He holds a B. Soc. Sc. (Hons) Class 1 in Economics from the University of Birmingham in the UK.

Dr. Oliver Adler has been with Credit Suisse since December 2009. He and his team of researchers are responsible for the analysis and forecasts of key trends in the Swiss economy in a global context. The research focuses on both macroeconomic analysis as well as on developments affecting various industry and services sectors. This information is used, on the one hand, as input for the Credit Suisse Investment Committee and to support the advisory process for investment clients, but is also put at the disposal of corporate clients and the bank's management. Dr. Adler and his team author numerous publications that are highly regarded by customers and the media. Dr. Adler also supports the Chairman, CEO as well as CIO of Credit Suisse by providing assessments on global economic issues. He also represents Credit Suisse on the board of two research institutes of the University of St. Gallen.

Before joining Credit Suisse, Dr. Adler worked for UBS AG for almost exactly 20 years, five of which he served as the Head of Investment Strategy for the private banking portfolio management department (Wealth Management Investment Solutions) in Zurich. Prior to this he held various research positions at UBS, including a position with the bank in New York.

From 2004 to 2008, Dr. Adler held a teaching appointment in International Economics at AZEK, the Swiss Training Center for Investment Professionals. From 1984 to 1988, he was a Teaching Assistant in Macroeconomics at Columbia University in New York, where he received his doctorate in Economics in 1989. In 1984 and 1985 he served as a consultant with the World Bank in Washington, D.C. Oliver Adler obtained his Bachelor's degree at the London School of Economics in 1977 (B.Sc. Econ). His first job in the banking sector was as a Country Economist with the former Schweizerischer Bankverein (SBC) in Basel.

Daniel Rupli is a Managing Director of Credit Suisse in the Private Banking Division, based in Zurich. He is Head of Single Security Research within Investment Solutions Products – a division of International Wealth Management.

As Head of Single Security Research Daniel Rupli is responsible for the bottom-up analysis for single companies assigning a fundamental view as well as providing investment recommendations on stocks and bonds. Further to this, he is also responsible for the thematic equity research delivery. Daniel represents Credit Suisse's research expertise in internal and external conferences and client meetings.

Daniel Rupli joined Credit Suisse in 2009 as a Senior Credit Analyst within Investment Strategy Research. Prior to this, he worked in similar roles for another large Swiss bank. He has over 20 years of industry experience. Daniel Rupli is a Swiss certified banking expert with federal diploma.

Manish Nigam is a Managing Director and is the Deputy Director of Non-Japan Asia Equity Research, based in Hong Kong SAR (China). He is also the Head of the Technology Sector for APAC. In the former role, he runs the Product Management for APAC and works alongside the regional Director of Research to help maintain and enhance Credit Suisse's industry leading equity research franchise in the region. In the latter role, he manages the Tech team in Asia and has responsibility for writing the Tech Strategy product. Manish has been in the industry since 1994. He re-joined Credit Suisse in 2009 after having spent 18 months at a hedge fund where he was responsible for the global Technology and Asian Telecom sectors. Prior to that, he spent over ten years with Credit Suisse Equity Research in Asia having started in India in 1997. He has successfully led the regional technology franchise since 2005 and the team ranks amongst the top across the technology sub-sectors in both internal and external surveys. He has also been a key member of our top rated franchises in India and regional equity strategy in the past. Manish holds a B.Tech (Electrical Engineering) from IIT Bombay (India), and an MBA from IIM Calcutta (India).

Michael Strobaek is a Managing Director of Credit Suisse in the International Wealth Management division. He is the Global Chief Investment Officer and Head of Investment Solutions & Products, a unit that integrates the advisory, investment and delivery process.

Michael joined Credit Suisse in May 2013, from a Swiss Family Office, where he was the Chief Executive Officer, the CIO and a Managing Partner. Between 1996 and 2009, he was with UBS, where he was most recently the Head of Investment Management for UBS Wealth Management, and prior to that, the Global Head of Investment Solutions. He has more than 20 years of financial markets and managerial experience, overseeing international investment management operations.

Michael holds an M.Sc. degree in Economics and Business Administration from Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, and a CEMS Master degree in Finance from the University of Cologne, Germany. He is a CFA Charterholder.  

Burkhard P. Varnholt is a Managing Director of Credit Suisse in the International Wealth Management Division. He is the Chief Investment Officer for Switzerland and the Deputy Global CIO.

Burkhard has more than twenty years of investment management and leadership experience, more than ten of which he served at Credit Suisse. He ran large portfolios for private- and institutional investors around the globe. In 2004, Burkhard founded the charity 'Kids of Africa', which runs an orphanage for homeless children in Uganda (www.kids-of-africa.com).

Burkhard gained his first doctorate at the University of St. Gallen, taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Stern School of Business, New York University. He received an honorary doctorate in International Relations from the Geneva School of Diplomacy. 

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Swiss Re and former chairman of the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse Group. His research interests focus on global insurance activities and social and economic development. In 2005 he was elected to the Insurance Hall of Fame by the International Insurance Society for his substantial influence on the Insurance industry for the benefit of society.