Governance

A board with backgrounds in private equity, investment banking, Swiss law and global health policy.

Essence Investment AG is governed by a board of directors combining decades of executive experience across capital markets, regulation, public health and operating cannabis businesses.

Dr. Denis Broun

Dr. Denis Broun

Director

30+ years in executive roles at WHO, UNITAID and UNICEF. Doctor of Medicine. EU/Switzerland.

Benjamin Leupi-Landwing

Benjamin Leupi-Landwing

Director

15 years in Swiss law and audit. Public Prosecutor of the Swiss Army since 2018. Former investigation judge. Switzerland.

Bernard Sucher

Bernard Sucher

Director

30+ years in investment banking (Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, Troika). Director at Tikun Olam USA.

Henricus Stander

Henricus Stander

Director

30+ years in private equity and investment banking. Worked in the White House. Harvard and Dartmouth alumnus. EU/USA.

Vladimir Smetanin

Vladimir Smetanin

Director

20 years in strategy and management consulting (ex-BCG). Serial entrepreneur. Head of strategy at a top-five global petrochemical group. Switzerland.

A regulated industry deserves a regulated investor.

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