Urs Meisterhans (born November 10, 1960) is a figure within the Swiss financial advisory industry. He was the founder and principal of the Swiss-based financial services company Sinitus AG, until his departure in 2013. The company was liquidated in 2015.
Biography
Urs Meisterhans was born in Zurich Switzerland in 1960. His father was a teacher and his mother was a nurse.
Meisterhans continues to live in Zurich with his wife and three children. Meisterhans and his family have a keen interest in a variety of summer and winter sports popular in the Swiss Alps.
Career
Meisterhans started his professional career in 1981 at HSBC's Zurich office. In 1982, Meisterhans moved to New York City to work as a trainee in corporate finance at the Nordic American Banking Corporation. Upon completion he moved back to Zurich to work for NordFinanz Bank Zurich (1983 - 1992) in a senior role as AVP Group Head of Corporate Finance and Credits. At the end of 1992, Meisterhans left Nordfinanz joining Rothschild Bank AG as SVP Head of Credits initially before taking on the role of Group Head of Private Banking.
Meisterhans had sat on the Advisory Board for Overseas Reinsurance Agents AG since 2005.
Meisterhans has also served as Chairman of MISTRAL Media and currently sits as Director on the board.
Meisterhans has been a member of the advisory boards of numerous charities including the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and the Broad Art Foundation throughout his career.
He is known in Switzerland for his philanthropic pursuits and encouragement of charity works on behalf of the Swiss financial sector.
Meisterhans was an advisor to the Suisse-Romande branch of STEP, the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners which was formed in Geneva in 1992 to assist professionals maintain the highest standards in serving their clients, and to further the objectives of the worldwide STEP organisation.
Education
Meisterhans attended Schweizerische Bankgesellschaft (now UBS) for professional training from 1978 to 1981 from which he received the title ‘Banker with Federal Diplomas’. Whilst working at NordFinanz Zurich, he attended the Swiss Banking School, now Swiss Finance Institute and graduated in 1991 .
Biography
Urs Meisterhans was born in Zurich Switzerland in 1960. His father was a teacher and his mother was a nurse.
Meisterhans continues to live in Zurich with his wife and three children. Meisterhans and his family have a keen interest in a variety of summer and winter sports popular in the Swiss Alps.
Career
Meisterhans started his professional career in 1981 at HSBC's Zurich office. In 1982, Meisterhans moved to New York City to work as a trainee in corporate finance at the Nordic American Banking Corporation. Upon completion he moved back to Zurich to work for NordFinanz Bank Zurich (1983 - 1992) in a senior role as AVP Group Head of Corporate Finance and Credits. At the end of 1992, Meisterhans left Nordfinanz joining Rothschild Bank AG as SVP Head of Credits initially before taking on the role of Group Head of Private Banking.
Meisterhans had sat on the Advisory Board for Overseas Reinsurance Agents AG since 2005.
Meisterhans has also served as Chairman of MISTRAL Media and currently sits as Director on the board.
Meisterhans has been a member of the advisory boards of numerous charities including the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and the Broad Art Foundation throughout his career.
He is known in Switzerland for his philanthropic pursuits and encouragement of charity works on behalf of the Swiss financial sector.
Meisterhans was an advisor to the Suisse-Romande branch of STEP, the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners which was formed in Geneva in 1992 to assist professionals maintain the highest standards in serving their clients, and to further the objectives of the worldwide STEP organisation.
Education
Meisterhans attended Schweizerische Bankgesellschaft (now UBS) for professional training from 1978 to 1981 from which he received the title ‘Banker with Federal Diplomas’. Whilst working at NordFinanz Zurich, he attended the Swiss Banking School, now Swiss Finance Institute and graduated in 1991 .
San Diego Film Week is an annual film festival in San Diego, California. It was founded in 2017 by Jodi Cilley and hosted by Film Consortium San Diego.
History
The inaugural festival began at Lafayette Hotel on February 10, 2017 and wrapped up February 19th. The festival partnered with seven other festivals which included San Diego International Film Festival, San Diego Asian Film Festival and GI Film Festival San Diego. Miguel Rodriguez of Horrible Imaginings Film Festival held a panel during the event with a plan to focus attention on local filmmaking and film festivals. During its second year, the opening night gala was held at Sunset Temple in North Park and the San Diego Film Awards ceremony at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay on Shelter Island. At the third annual festival, Cilley talked about the extended goals for local filmmakers. The San Diego International Film Festival screened the "Best of Selections" in 2020. In 2021, a Black Lives Matter Film Challenge was held with the "Best of" selections screening at Film Week.
Notable films
* and screened and Daisy Belle won five of seven nominations in 2018.
* The Samuel Project screened in 2019.
* , , and The Power Agent were among the Best of Film Week to screen at San Diego International Film Festival as part of their 2020 Virtual Locals Theater.
* had two nominations in 2020 and screened in 2021.
Venues
* Landmark's Hillcrest Cinemas
* Museum of Photographic Arts
* Digital Gym Cinema
* The Sunset Temple
San Diego Film Awards
Cilley founded the San Diego Film Awards prior to Film Week, which held three earlier events. Steve Garbade won for Musical Composition/Arrangement.
Notable attendees
* Kimberlin Brown
* Frank Collison
* Erika De La Cruz
* Kevin Faulconer
* Larry Groupé
* A Martinez
* Marc McClure
* Marc Fusco
* Thomas Joseph Irwin
* Hal Linden<ref name=":2" />
* Ryan Ochoa<ref name=":2" />
History
The inaugural festival began at Lafayette Hotel on February 10, 2017 and wrapped up February 19th. The festival partnered with seven other festivals which included San Diego International Film Festival, San Diego Asian Film Festival and GI Film Festival San Diego. Miguel Rodriguez of Horrible Imaginings Film Festival held a panel during the event with a plan to focus attention on local filmmaking and film festivals. During its second year, the opening night gala was held at Sunset Temple in North Park and the San Diego Film Awards ceremony at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay on Shelter Island. At the third annual festival, Cilley talked about the extended goals for local filmmakers. The San Diego International Film Festival screened the "Best of Selections" in 2020. In 2021, a Black Lives Matter Film Challenge was held with the "Best of" selections screening at Film Week.
Notable films
* and screened and Daisy Belle won five of seven nominations in 2018.
* The Samuel Project screened in 2019.
* , , and The Power Agent were among the Best of Film Week to screen at San Diego International Film Festival as part of their 2020 Virtual Locals Theater.
* had two nominations in 2020 and screened in 2021.
Venues
* Landmark's Hillcrest Cinemas
* Museum of Photographic Arts
* Digital Gym Cinema
* The Sunset Temple
San Diego Film Awards
Cilley founded the San Diego Film Awards prior to Film Week, which held three earlier events. Steve Garbade won for Musical Composition/Arrangement.
Notable attendees
* Kimberlin Brown
* Frank Collison
* Erika De La Cruz
* Kevin Faulconer
* Larry Groupé
* A Martinez
* Marc McClure
* Marc Fusco
* Thomas Joseph Irwin
* Hal Linden<ref name=":2" />
* Ryan Ochoa<ref name=":2" />
Putt was a British golf magazine created by Greg Stogdon in May 2001 as a college project while studying at Central Saint Martins, and produced by Tank Publications. Designed as a parody of sport magazines at the time, Putt was intended to reach a market in the changing demographic in golf: young, urban, media-savvy creatives.
Overview
Initially printed in a limited edition of 300 copies, advertisers Evian, Paul Smith, Absolute Vodka, golf Refugees, J Lindeberg, Pringle of Scotland, and IFG (I Feel Good) Publishing approached Stogdon after his degree show and 15000 copies were printed on a second run and distributed worldwide. The launch issue featured work by journalist Miranda Sawyer, artist and writer Charlie Koolhaas, writer James Westcott, writer Malu Halasa, artist Hannah Rickards, photographer Simon Leigh, and photographer David Robinson. The second issue featured contributions from the golf editor Les Rowley, columnist Annalisa Barbieri, environment correspondent for the Telegraph Louise Gray, Alison Whelan and Rhodri Marsden. The third issue was made in New York City, with contributions from the academic Jim Pletcher. It was the last issue of the magazine.<ref name="link"/>
Overview
Initially printed in a limited edition of 300 copies, advertisers Evian, Paul Smith, Absolute Vodka, golf Refugees, J Lindeberg, Pringle of Scotland, and IFG (I Feel Good) Publishing approached Stogdon after his degree show and 15000 copies were printed on a second run and distributed worldwide. The launch issue featured work by journalist Miranda Sawyer, artist and writer Charlie Koolhaas, writer James Westcott, writer Malu Halasa, artist Hannah Rickards, photographer Simon Leigh, and photographer David Robinson. The second issue featured contributions from the golf editor Les Rowley, columnist Annalisa Barbieri, environment correspondent for the Telegraph Louise Gray, Alison Whelan and Rhodri Marsden. The third issue was made in New York City, with contributions from the academic Jim Pletcher. It was the last issue of the magazine.<ref name="link"/>
Morey Schwartz is an American-Israeli Modern Orthodox rabbi, mohel, author, and International Director of the Florence Melton School for Adult Jewish Learning.
Early life and education
Schwartz grew up in Schenectady, New York and received a BA in 1985 from Yeshiva University., In 1990 he received an MS from the Bernard Revel Graduate School and was ordained as a rabbi by the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University. He received his doctorate in Education from the William Davidson School of Jewish Education in 2017 at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. His dissertation was titled "Towards a Model of Analysis for Assessing the Influence of Adult Jewish Learning on the Social Capital of a Jewish Community."
Career
Schwartz served as rabbi at ” (BIAV) in Overland Park, Kansas from 1991 to 2000 and “is responsible for a strong, thriving, modern Orthodox presence in Kansas City
During his time there, he designed and engineered the Overland Park eruv, co-founded the kollel, served as the president for the Rabbinical Association of Kansas City, was the rabbinic coordinator of the Vaad HaKashruth, served on the Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City's board, and was the only local mohel. In 1997 he was awarded with the Reba Strauss Young Leadership Award from the Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City. Schwartz developed curriculum and faculty training for the Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem before being appointed the International Director in 2018 In his position, he has dedicated himself to promoting Jewish pluralism through the Melton School. “We believe that our Jewish heritage has no single correct embodiment. And, we believe that lively discussion and debate, founded on principles of mutual respect, can be empowering and transformative.”
Publications
For whom do we write the curriculum?, Journal of Curriculum Studies, Volume 38, Issue 4 (2006)
Where's My Miracle: Exploring Jewish Traditions for Dealing with Tragedy, Gefen Publishing House (2010)
Personal Life
Schwartz is a father of 4 and grandfather of 10. He lives in Hashmona’im, Israel.
Early life and education
Schwartz grew up in Schenectady, New York and received a BA in 1985 from Yeshiva University., In 1990 he received an MS from the Bernard Revel Graduate School and was ordained as a rabbi by the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University. He received his doctorate in Education from the William Davidson School of Jewish Education in 2017 at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. His dissertation was titled "Towards a Model of Analysis for Assessing the Influence of Adult Jewish Learning on the Social Capital of a Jewish Community."
Career
Schwartz served as rabbi at ” (BIAV) in Overland Park, Kansas from 1991 to 2000 and “is responsible for a strong, thriving, modern Orthodox presence in Kansas City
During his time there, he designed and engineered the Overland Park eruv, co-founded the kollel, served as the president for the Rabbinical Association of Kansas City, was the rabbinic coordinator of the Vaad HaKashruth, served on the Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City's board, and was the only local mohel. In 1997 he was awarded with the Reba Strauss Young Leadership Award from the Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City. Schwartz developed curriculum and faculty training for the Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem before being appointed the International Director in 2018 In his position, he has dedicated himself to promoting Jewish pluralism through the Melton School. “We believe that our Jewish heritage has no single correct embodiment. And, we believe that lively discussion and debate, founded on principles of mutual respect, can be empowering and transformative.”
Publications
For whom do we write the curriculum?, Journal of Curriculum Studies, Volume 38, Issue 4 (2006)
Where's My Miracle: Exploring Jewish Traditions for Dealing with Tragedy, Gefen Publishing House (2010)
Personal Life
Schwartz is a father of 4 and grandfather of 10. He lives in Hashmona’im, Israel.