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
Pierre Devanthey
Chairman, independentFormer Senior Relationship Manager at Credit Suisse and desk head at UBS in Geneva. Earlier at Swiss Bank Corporation in Basel, London and New York.
Jean Kamitsis
Vice-Chairman, independentFormer Head of Wealth Management at Arab Bank (Switzerland). Before that, head of the Greek and Turkish wealth management markets at UBS in Geneva.
Christina Riva
Independent directorManaging Partner of Adresse Unique, Geneva. Former Secretary-General of EIM. The board’s authority on compliance and risk.
Ayka Akin
Executive directorFormer Executive Director at UBS Geneva. Founded GYRA in 2011 and led it to a FINMA licence in 2020.
Investment
Ayka Akin
Partner and CEOFX and bonds. Founded GYRA in 2011; formerly Executive Director at UBS Geneva.
Ahmet Avcioglu
Portfolio Manager and traderDerivatives (options and futures) and macro. Former Head of EM and Fixed Income Trading at Credit Suisse London; previously Bluecrest and Brevan Howard.
Tolga Kutluk
Portfolio ManagerAt GYRA since 2016. Former interbank broker at Continental Capital Markets and Chief Trader at Credit Europe Bank Suisse.
Arda Acar
Partner and Chief Development OfficerUS equities. Former Managing Director at Julius Baer Geneva; previously UBS and Credit Suisse. Leads partnerships and new relationships.
Suzan Dalva
Senior Relationship ManagerOver 25 years in private banking, formerly at Lombard Odier and UBS Wealth Management, Geneva. Georgetown University.
Baran Akin
Relationship ManagerInstitutional portfolios, private markets and real estate. Oversaw the development of both GYRA UCITS funds.
Risk and compliance
Sinem Acar
Head of Risk ManagementHead of Risk since 2018; previously Banque Cramer, Deutsche Bank and RAM Capital in Geneva.
Sera Inaner
Legal and Compliance OfficerHead of Legal and Compliance since 2017. Attorney at law, LL.M. Economic Law.
Operations
Yolande Rodriguez
Chief Operating OfficerHuman resources and finance.
Arkan Akin
Business Development ManagerCoordinates 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.
Hakan Dagtas
Client and portfolio supportAssists the relationship managers and the portfolio managers.