Zurück Arzu Tschütscher graduated from high school in the USA in 1995 and in Austria in 1997. After graduating from the Vienna University of Economics and Business in 2001 with a master degree in economics and business administration, she attended in-service advanced courses in international management in London, Lucerne and Boston, as well as training as a board member in Zurich. In 2020 and 2022, Arzu Tschütscher also completed two postgraduate legal studies and obtained an LL.M. in banking and financial market law as well as an LL.M. in Company-, Foundations- and Trust law. The economist is convinced that a combination of business and legal knowledge, coupled with a broad range of experience by industry and discipline, provides the diversity to operate successfully in a global business environment.
Arzu Tschütscher began her professional career in 2001 at Telekom Austria AG, where she served as head of project controlling.
A change of industry led her to the financial services industry in 2004. Initially, Arzu Tschütscher started at the Austrian subsidiary of the Swedish Life Insurance Group Skandia as Head of Finance and Risk Manager. From 2009 onwards, she was the Chief Risk Officer responsible for the country organizations Germany, Austria, Poland and Switzerland at the European headquarters of Skandia Insurance in Berlin. From 2011 to 2013, as CFO and member of the Executive Board of Liechtenstein Life Assurance AG, she was in charge of Product Development, Finance and Controlling, Actuarial, Risk Management, Portfolio Management, Fund Administration and Human Resources.
Arzu Tschütscher was a member of the Board of Directors of the life insurance company PrismaLife AG in Liechtenstein in 2014 and joined the management of the cross-border life insurer as CFO in 2015.
In March 2015, Arzu Tschütscher was also elected to the Board of Directors of Telecom Liechtenstein AG and appointed Vice Chairman in April 2021. In April 2023, her second and thus statutory last period as a member of the Board of Directors of Telecom Liechtenstein AG ended.
Between 2014 and 2022, she also volunteered on the Board of Trustees of the Zukunft.li Foundation, Liechtenstein’s first liberal think tank, and since 2018 on the Board of the IFZ – Institute for Financial Services Zug Association of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.
As an interdisciplinary and experienced executive, Arzu Tschütscher made another industry change in 2019. Serving as CFO of Raiffeisen Privatbank Liechtenstein AG (later Mason Privatbank Liechtenstein AG), she supported the internationally active bank in the rebranding and change management process until 2020, following its acquisition by a Chinese investor.
Between August 2021 and September 2023, Arzu Tschütscher supported SIGMA KREDITBANK AG in the development and expansion of risk and compliance management as well as corporate governance.
Since the foundation of TNE in 2014, Arzu Tschütscher has been in charge of various mandates in the consulting firm she runs together with her husband.