He was born on May, 2, 1943 in Belp (Berne, Switzerland)
Schools in
Belp, Berne and Neuchâtel
Studies at
the University of Berne (Economics, Political Science, Law, Sociolgy), 1970
Master in Economics (lic.rer.pol)
1971/72
Staff member of the Federal Office of Industries and Labour (Ministry of
Economics)
1972
Information trip in Latin America
1973-77
Staff member of the Federal Tax Administration (Ministry of Finance)
1977 Free
lance journalist
1978-89
Head of the Third World Information Center. Publication of numerous articles in
Swiss news papers and magazins on the Swiss Development Policy,Latin America
and international economic issues. More than 20 information trips to Latin
America.
1990-1993
Journalist in the InfoSouth Agency.
1994-2008
Development Policy Unit of Alliance Sud (Swiss Coalition of Development
Organizations), responsible for the program on international development
finance (Retirement May 2008) and Deputy Director of AllianceSud (1998-2008).
The program is related to BWI, FfD, Int. Financial Architecture, Swiss
Financial Centre.
1995-2007:
Member of the „Advisory Commission for International
Development Cooperation“ of the Swiss Government.
Co-Founder of the Tax Justice Network (TJN), member of the Steering Committee. Since 2007 Chair Global Board of Directors, Tax Justice Network.
