GPC Sharing Partners and Board members

Julien Gueissaz
Group CEO and Chairman of the Board
Is a senior banker having spent all of his professional and executive career in trading, asset management, treasury in Switzerland and in the UK.
He has held both client facing and non-client facing roles in large banking organizations as Head of Investment Strategy, Private Banking Treasurer, Global Chief Operating Officer Balance-Sheet-Management and lately Global Head of Strategy for HSBC Bank Treasury based in London with responsibilities across capital, liquidity, interest rate risk and capital markets for all entities of the Group.
Julien Gueissaz is Swiss, has a degree in Economics from HEC Lausanne, earned the CFA designation and FRM designation.

Dr. Andreas Galli
Group Vice Chairman and Wealth Chairman of the Board
Is a lawyer advising companies, public authorities, private individuals on administrative law, procurement law, and contract law.
Previously, as President of the Cantonal Court of Lucerne, he served at the canton’s highest court until 2021. He began his career in the judiciary as a trial court judge for debt and enforcement proceedings. He spent his first years post-qualification at various universities in Switzerland and foreign countries, at a Lucerne law firm, at the Swiss Competition Commission (COMCO), as well as at several District Courts in Switzerland. In 2023, he also obtained the Lucerne administrator's certificate for the assumption and execution of administrator mandates.
He holds a doctorate in law, and regularly publishes. He is a lecturer for civil law at the University of St. Gallen, as well as lecturer at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.

Simone Ponce
GPC International Enterprise A.G. Global Head of Communication and Brazil General Manager
Is an executive with a distinguished career spanning innovation, sustainability, and economic transformation across emerging markets. She has held senior roles in multinational corporations and entrepreneurial ventures, leading initiatives in Business Development and Operations. Her work is internationally recognized for aligning environmental stewardship with inclusive economic growth, earning global visibility.
Simone holds a Master’s degree in International Marketing and completed advanced studies in Management and Communications. Invited to speak on global stages, including TEDx, and is widely regarded for her contributions to systems change, regenerative strategies, and leadership in complex environments.

STEFAn MEISSER
BOARD MEMBER
Stefan Meisser is a senior executive with over two decades of experience in energy trading, renewable energy investment, and sustainability finance.
He has held leadership roles across the energy and commodity markets, serving as Head of Energy Research at AXPO Trading and Managing Director Europe at StormGeo. He founded and successfully exited Solar21 and Goldstroem, with a focus on solar investments. He is now engaged to create synergies with real world assets in a blockchain world at Actalink.
Alongside his entrepreneurial career, he represented Switzerland at the Black Jaguar Foundation, supporting one of the most extensive reforestation and biodiversity initiatives in Brazil.
Mr. Meisser holds a Master's degree in international relations from the University of Geneva, a Master of Science in Finance from the University of Lausanne, and certifications in solar energy, wind energy, and financial engineering.