People

The people behind every decision

Our team built their careers at leading Swiss and international banks. Here, the people who manage a family’s wealth are the people the family speaks to.

Our team

Board of directors

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Pierre Devanthey

Chairman, independent

Former Senior Relationship Manager at Credit Suisse and desk head at UBS in Geneva. Earlier at Swiss Bank Corporation in Basel, London and New York.

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Jean Kamitsis

Vice-Chairman, independent

Former Head of Wealth Management at Arab Bank (Switzerland). Before that, head of the Greek and Turkish wealth management markets at UBS in Geneva.

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Christina Riva

Independent director

Managing Partner of Adresse Unique, Geneva. Former Secretary-General of EIM. The board’s authority on compliance and risk.

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Ayka Akin

Executive director

Former Executive Director at UBS Geneva. Founded GYRA in 2011 and led it to a FINMA licence in 2020.

Investment

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Ayka Akin

Partner and CEO

FX and bonds. Founded GYRA in 2011; formerly Executive Director at UBS Geneva.

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Ahmet Avcioglu

Portfolio Manager and trader

Derivatives (options and futures) and macro. Former Head of EM and Fixed Income Trading at Credit Suisse London; previously Bluecrest and Brevan Howard.

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Tolga Kutluk

Portfolio Manager

At GYRA since 2016. Former interbank broker at Continental Capital Markets and Chief Trader at Credit Europe Bank Suisse.

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Arda Acar

Partner and Chief Development Officer

US equities. Former Managing Director at Julius Baer Geneva; previously UBS and Credit Suisse. Leads partnerships and new relationships.

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Suzan Dalva

Senior Relationship Manager

Over 25 years in private banking, formerly at Lombard Odier and UBS Wealth Management, Geneva. Georgetown University.

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Baran Akin

Relationship Manager

Institutional portfolios, private markets and real estate. Oversaw the development of both GYRA UCITS funds.

Risk and compliance

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Sinem Acar

Head of Risk Management

Head of Risk since 2018; previously Banque Cramer, Deutsche Bank and RAM Capital in Geneva.

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Sera Inaner

Legal and Compliance Officer

Head of Legal and Compliance since 2017. Attorney at law, LL.M. Economic Law.

Operations

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Yolande Rodriguez

Chief Operating Officer

Human resources and finance.

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Arkan Akin

Business Development Manager

Coordinates the firm’s day-to-day work across teams and contributes to risk management. Represents GYRA at conferences and industry events, and writes the firm’s internal geopolitical brief.

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Hakan Dagtas

Client and portfolio support

Assists the relationship managers and the portfolio managers.

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Angela Dodon

Secretary