MARINA VON SCHÖNAU
Board Member
Marina von Schönau is Chairwoman of Almacos AG and investor representative of a family office where she takes care of the private equity portfolio. Almacos AG is a management consultancy that is active in companies in the private equity space in real estate, healthcare including digital health, recycling, food appliances and financial services, with an emphasis on helping management retain entrepreneurial values. She holds various board positions in privately held companies, including dacadoo AG as well as foundations such as the Coralma Stiftung AG. Over the last decade, Ms. von Schönau has been focused on advising venture opportunities, growth scenarios and complex restructurings especially within biotechnology, digital healthcare and recycling. As an investor, she has particular interests in the healthcare sector especially nutrition and in the recycling industry. In her prior career, Ms. von Schönau has worked in senior positions at different multi-national companies in the pharmaceutical sector including Janssen Cilag AG and Bayer (Schweiz) AG where she gained in depth knowledge of marketing, product launches and leadership. She has worked on products in the central nervous system (CNS) therapeutic area and women’s health. She was also a member of an international marketing frame group for a new product where she drove e-business ideas. Under her leadership, the CNS therapeutic area played a leading role in the initiation and expansion of the company's e-business platforms. Ms. von Schönau has a strong interest in the tremendous business potential and culture of Asia, in particular the fast pace of innovation in the fields of nutrition and hedge fund portfolios.