CEO – Ethos Foundation

Vincent Kaufmann

Vincent Kaufmann (1980) has been the CEO of Ethos Foundation and of Ethos Services since June 2015. Since October 2020, he is also Head Proxy Voting, Swiss ESG and Engagement ad interim.

Vincent Kaufmann joined Ethos in 2004 as a Corporate Governance Analyst, later becoming a Senior and Deputy Head Corporate Governance. He has been member of Ethos Services’ management in charge of investment since 2011 and deputy CEO since 2013. He also participates in Ethos’ dialogue with the management of Swiss listed companies in the field of corporate governance and sustainability.

Since 2014, he has been a member of the board of directors of the proxy voting consultant Proxinvest (Paris) and, since June 2019, of the board of Swiss Sustainable Finance.
Vincent Kaufmann, a Swiss certified Expert for Accounting and Controlling since 2009, holds a Master’s degree in Business Economics of the University of Geneva (2004).