FundRock Switzerland

Arnold joined the upstart ARM Swiss Representatives SA (ASR) in January 2015 and has been integral to the growth and development of the company. ASR was acquired by the Apex Group in October 2021, and rebranded FundRock Switzerland SA in May 2022. A forward-thinking financial services expert, including collective investment schemes and Swiss regulations, he is a problem solver with sound judgement who has established business units and turned around teams in different jurisdictions. Switzerland is home but a significant portion of time was spent in other places, including the US, South Africa, and the UK. Elements of these different cultures blend together for a straightforward, pragmatic can-do attitude. Arnold has been employed in the financial services sector for 30+ years, including capital markets, corporate and investment banking, management consulting, and wealth management.

Elisa Sourmelis is Head of Risk & Compliance at FundRock Switzerland SA since May 2024. She joined the company in February 2022 working on compliance, regulatory and legal matters, notably in relation to collective investment schemes. Prior to joining the company, she worked in Brussels and Paris as an EU law and EU public affairs expert within business law firms, a consultancy, and the public sector (European Commission and services of the French Prime Minister). She was focusing on EU procedural matters as well as EU competition law and ESG topics. Elisa holds an LL.M. in EU Law from the College of Europe in Bruges. She also obtained a Bachelor and Master of Law from the University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. In July 2023, she graduated from the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) with a Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in compliance, focusing on financial services.