- Hans Kaufmann
Hans Kaufmann (born
13 June 1948 ) is aSwiss politician , member of theSwiss National Council and business consultant.Political career
(CE) in Strasbourg. In 2003, Hans Kaufmann was elected with 123'317 votes for the second time.
Work life
In professional life, Hans Kaufmann is the President of the Board of Directors of
Kaufmann Research AG and consults on several other boards, particularly within the pension fund sector. Kaufmann was a member of the board ofSwissfirst . Prior to that he was employed as Director and Chief Economist at Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., where he was responsible for investment strategies in Switzerland. From 1986 to 1997 he headed the Department of Swiss Company Research. In addition to his work in this area, Hans Kaufmann has had extensive experience with a variety of brokers, such as Goldmann Sachs, Salomon Brothers, andKidder, Peabody & Co. in New York. He began working with Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd. in 1980, after having served as a financial analyst with the Zurich Cantonal Bank (Zürcher Kantonalbank) since 1974. Hans Kaufmann began his career in 1973 as a gold mining analyst in Johannesburg. He has a master’s degree in economics from theUniversity of Zurich (lic.oec.publ.).Private life
Since 1976, he is married to Jana Kaufmann with who he has two adult children. Since 1994, Hans Kaufmann lives and works in the village of
Wettswil am Albis ,Switzerland .External links
*Parliament.ch|479|Hans Kaufmann|language=German
* [http://www.HansKaufmann.ch Official Webseite]
* [http://www.kaufmann-research.ch Official Company Website]
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