Managing Partner / CEO at FS Partners – A Valtus Company
📍 Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Simon Frei is the Managing Partner and CEO of FS Partners, now a Valtus Company. He founded the firm in 2009 after an international career as a CFO, which included five years in China. He specializes in financial interim management and is also a senior lecturer in Fintech and Blockchain at HWZ Zurich.
Outside of his professional life, Simon is a family man with three sons and is described as a winter sports enthusiast and summer lover. He is actively involved in his local community by supporting the youth sports club Floorball Thurgau, where his sons play.
He transitioned from a corporate CFO track to becoming an entrepreneur, single-handedly building his firm for its first decade.
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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Managing Partner / CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Personality Overview
How Simon shows up
Sometimes Friendly
Objective Thinker
Self-Disciplined
They are always well-planned and adopt a systematic approach. They tend to be clear about their needs and limitations and are unlikely to promise too much. The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof.
Priorities
Topics Simon cares about
Corporate Integration
Following the recent acquisition by Valtus Group, his key focus is on integrating his Swiss firm and expanding services across the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland).
Fintech & Blockchain
He is deeply engaged in this field, not only as a consultant but also as a Senior Lecturer shaping future talent at the HWZ University of Applied Sciences.
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Career
Work history
2-2009
Managing Partner / CEO
FS Partners – A Valtus Company
1-2019
Gründer und Organisator
FS Digital Executive Forum
6-2021
Leiter Sponsoring
Floorball Thurgau
8-2020
Member Of The Board Of Advisors
CAT Growth AG
8-2020
Senior Lecturer Fintech & Blockchain Economy
HWZ Hochschule für Wirtschaft Zürich
In the press
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Education
1999 - 2000
Master of Business Administration - MBA
University of Rochester - Simon Business School
1992 - 1996
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA
HWZ University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich
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