Peter Derendinger

Bio

Peter led the management buyout of Alpha Associates and leads the strategy and operations of Alpha Associates. Previously he was Member and Delegate of the Swiss Life Private Equity Partners (SLPEP) Board of Directors and responsible for the operations of the company from May 2003. Prior to this he was an independent finance and law consultant. After starting his career as an attorney-at-law, Peter held several positions with Credit Suisse. His latest assignment was Chief Financial Officer and Head Corporate Center at Credit Suisse Private Banking. Earlier appointments at Credit Suisse include Managing Director and General Counsel of Credit Suisse Group, and Head of Legal and Tax at Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) AG. Member of the board of Elektrizitäts-Gesellschaft Laufenburg AG. Holds a PhD in law from the University of Fribourg and an LLM (Master of Laws) from Northwestern University, Chicago, US.