Leadership team

Kirsten joined the Computershare business in 2007 as an Account Manager at Georgeson in London. After relocating to the Netherlands, she led Georgeson’s Benelux team on numerous transactions, activist situations, and shareholder meetings for companies such as ASM International, ING Group, Philips, and Shell. She has had key involvement in a number of high-profile M&A transactions. In 2009, Kirsten took on the role of Managing Director Netherlands at Computershare, extending the local footprint and participating in various shareholder meetings, employee share plan roll-outs, and class action litigations. After her tenure in growing the Benelux business, Kirsten assumed responsibility for Computershare Shareholder Meetings globally within the company and was appointed the Head of Continental Europe, covering seven country organizations in 2022. Since the beginning of 2025, Kirsten has been leading the new Investor Engagement business in Computershare Issuer Services, integrating Georgeson with the recently acquired companies CMi2i and ingage.

Since 1 July 2025, Chanthara Sihabouth has served as Co-Managing Director for the Swiss business. In his role as Head of Operations & Registry, he oversees operational management and the share register business unit.

With more than 18 years of experience in registered shares, capital market transactions, and corporate actions across both Swiss and international markets, his expertise lies in ensuring high-quality client service, implementing technical and regulatory requirements, and developing client-focused solutions.

Before assuming his current role, he led the share register business at Computershare for over eight years. Prior to that, Chanthara held various roles at SIX SAG AG for nearly ten years, including in employee share plans, and most recently served as Deputy Head of Registry.

Chanthara Sihabouth holds an Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education in BA.

Marco Schwager is Head of Sales & Business Development as well as Co-Managing Director at Computershare Switzerland. In this role, he is responsible for strategic business development, expanding customer relationships, and positioning the company in the Swiss market. Together with his team, he develops innovative solutions to meet the evolving needs of issuers and investors. Previously, Marco Schwager led all operational processes related to the execution of general meetings for seven years as Head of General Meetings. He played a key role in advancing and digitizing this central business area and ensured smooth implementation with his team – from planning to on-site execution. Before joining Computershare, Marco Schwager worked at SIX SIS AG as Deputy Team Leader in the Income/Corporate Actions department, focusing on the US and Canadian markets.