Governance Model
More than a fund company
Supervisory board
Johannes ELSNER
Board Member
Chief Operating and Transformation Officer Universal-Investment Group
André JÄGER
Board Member
Group Head of Risk of Universal-Investment-Gesellschaft mbH, Managing Director
Aly KOHLL
Board Member
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Member of the Executive Committee, Chief Operating Officer Spuerkeess
Katja MUELLER
Board Member
Senior Advisor and Multi-Supervisory Board Member of UI Group
Management board
René BRISBOIS
General Manager
Chairman of the Management Board
René Brisbois has more than 20 years of experience in the fund industry. He started his career at Deloitte and joined efa in 2000. Initially, René worked in project management and process improvement. Since 2011, he has held several leadership roles in operations management, covering areas such as securities databases & valuation, fund investment rules compliance, risk & performance reporting, regulatory reporting, operational readiness / client onboarding, middle-office operations, and transfer agency.
René holds a master's degree in finance, banking and insurance from the University of Liège. He speaks English and French.
Paulo FERNANDES
Chief Commercial Officer
Member of the Management Board
Paulo Fernandes is Chief Commercial Officer and a member of the Management Board.
Paulo has responsibility for relationship management, business development, marketing and communications, product development, international projects, and strategic development.
With more than 17 years of experience in the fund industry, Paulo spent over 10 years in various operational leadership roles at efa before joining the commercial area to head relationship management.
Paulo speaks Luxembourgish, English, French, German, and Portuguese. He holds a master’s degree in business administration from Sacred Heart University, Jack Welch College of Business.
Fabrice FREILINGER
Director - Private Asset Operations
Member of the Management Board
Fabrice Freilinger is Private Asset Operations Director and a member of the Management Board.
Fabrice has 14 years of experience in private asset services in Luxembourg.
Before joining efa, Fabrice held the position of Senior Manager of Consolidation & Accounting and Transfer Agency in the Private Equity & Real Estate department at Credit Suisse Fund Services Luxembourg.
Fabrice previously worked at RBC Investor Services as Manager of Consolidation Accounting in the Private Equity & Real Estate department.
He started his career as an auditor of commercial companies at BDO Compagnie Fiduciaire.
Fabrice holds a master’s degree in economics from the Université Libre de Bruxelles. He speaks Luxembourgish, German, French, and English.
Gonzalo FONCILLAS SINGLER
Senior Manager Business Development for Private Markets of Universal Investments