“Thomas is an established expert on the subject of Corporate Governance, not only from publishing on the subject but from having been appointed to more than 25 boards,” said Shenkman. “Since the beginning of this year, Exigen Capital has benefitted from Mr. Ladner’s expertise in governance and private equity. It is a significant asset to have someone with his background managing our European interests.”
For the last seven years, Ladner was a partner with Meyer Lustenberger, one of the ten largest law firms in Zurich. He was described by Switzerland's largest business magazine Bilanz as the leading private equity lawyer in the country, and has also been listed among the 20 most influential business people in Zurich by the Swiss periodical Das Magazin.
As Chairman of a Swiss trading company, Ladner oversaw sales growth from $100 million to over $10 billion. Ladner currently holds several board seats with investment and asset management companies, including billion dollar investment company The International Petro-Chemical Growth Fund Ltd. He is Chairman of Quantum Global Wealth Management Ltd., DDM Europe Ltd., Next Generation Finance Invest Ltd. and Small Luxury Companies Ltd. In addition, Ladner has chaired, co-chaired, founded or co-founded some of the most influential business networks in Switzerland and Germany including: Club zum Rennweg, Griffith-Club, Entrepreneurs’ Roundtable and Entrepreneurs’ Roundtable Germany. He also sits on the board of the Swiss Management Association (Schweizerische Management Gesellschaft), the largest association of managers and board members in Switzerland, and is a member of the Zurich chapter of the Young Presidents’ Organization, a premier global leadership network of 20,000 business leaders in 100 countries. Ladner holds a doctorate in law from the University of St. Gall (Switzerland) and is a member of the Swiss Lawyers' Association.
“The key factor in joining the firm as a partner was seeing genuine interest from CEO’s of large European companies in Exigen Capital’s unique approach to operational transformation”, said Ladner. “I look forward to helping Exigen Capital with European and global investments.”
About Exigen Capital
Exigen Capital is a Private Equity firm that invests to transform necessary but non-differentiating business functions into independent, profitable businesses; as well as in the technology and execution capabilities required to effect transformation. Greg Shenkman is managing partner. Its offices are located in San Francisco, New York, and Zurich, Switzerland.
For more information about Exigen Capital, please visit http://www.exigencapital.com.
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