Mark Ebert

Mark Ebert "is especially interested in engaging the business and financial sector in efforts to improve community cohesion and promoting peace."

"Mark Ebert has over 20 years of M&A and investment banking experience. He is currently Chairman of the Fortune Group (since 2006) and a director of Lombard Odier Darrier Hentsch's private equity funds (since 2001). From 2004-2006, Mr Ebert was chairman of Quadrum Partners, a corporate finance advisory firm based in Zurich. From 2001-2004, he was a Member of the Executive Committee of Lombard Odier Darrier Hentsch, Geneva/Zurich, responsible for Equity Brokerage, M&A, Sales & Trading and Private Equity. From 1998-2001 he was joint CEO of WestLB Panmure, an investment banking / institutional brokerage firm in London and Dusseldorf, when he also served as a Director of West Private Equity and founded two of WestLB's private equity funds. From 1990-1998, Mr Ebert was employed by UBS in London and Zurich where he was the Chairman of its Investment Banking Management Board, Head of European M&A and Global Co-ordinator of M&A. From 1985-1990 he was Director of trans-Atlantic M&A at Citicorp Scrimgeour Vickers in London. Prior to that he was an auditor at Price Waterhouse in London. Mr Ebert is a Certified Public Accountant, resides in Switzerland and is a dual US and British national. His advisory experience has been focused on financial institutions and the private equity sectors."

• Executive Director, Three Faiths Forum