Executive Management

Werner Gruner

FOUNDING PARTNER
Capitor

Chairman
Starlight Global

Werner Gruner has been serving in various capacities in the financial and health care industry.

In 2020 he became CEO of Radioisotope Life Sciences (RLS), the third largest nuclear medicine pharmacy network in the US, after a successful buyout from GE Healthcare. He lead the company with a focus on driving growth and increasing profitability while maintaining service reliability and compliance.

While engaging in the buyout from GE Healthcare in 2019, Werner also lead the buyout of Swiss banking group SYZ’s Bahamas subsidiary, now called Nexor of which remains a Managing Partner.

Capitor, an international boutique investment group he founded in 2017 and currently chairs, structured the GE Healthcare nuclear pharmacy network buyout and brought the deal to investors. It continues to manage investment strategies that focus on disruption of archaic business models mainly through implementation of cutting-edge technology and good teams.

For his contribution to the Financial Services industry in The Bahamas, Werner was recognized with the “Professional of the Year” award in 2012, presented by Minister of Financial Services, the Honorable Ryan Pinder and the Bahamas Financial Services Board.

Prior to his current roles, he served as Director at Julius Baer and worked at other international banks, including Credit Suisse, where he started his career in 2001 and obtained a Certificate in Banking.

Born in South Africa, to South African and Swiss parents, Werner attained an acute focus on the improvement of third-world nations over the course of his life and has completed analysis-expeditions to various emergent countries including Kenya, Afghanistan and Myanmar.

In 2012, he established the Starlight Global Foundation, now Starlight Global, Inc., with a mission to empower people by investing in their education, culture and economic autonomy. The Foundation has supported notable events and projects in South Africa and The Bahamas.

Werner is fluent in English, German and Afrikaans and resides in Nassau with his wife, Kimberly and daughter, Grace. In his spare time, he enjoys diving and piloting small aircrafts.

Arno Verburg

DIRECTOR
Capitor

Arno Verburg is an accomplished and results-oriented executive and entrepreneur with over 13 years of extensive leadership experience. He is an inexhaustible leader of major international transformation programs, corporate strategy and development across multiple organizations and industries.

Arno’s success has been achieved through leading the design of cutting edge complex technical programs through engaging and collaborating with industry experts, uncovering the unique challenges Arno has successfully founded and build multiple highly profitable organization. 

His ability to think laterally evolved from his early career as an engineer where he obtained the skills to work across multiple industries and globally awarded programs in Technology and Aerospace. 

He offers a broad range of subject matter expertise, including strategy development and execution, financial feasibility, risk quantification, product development, technology management and multiple delivery methodologies in various business environments.

Arno Verburg attained Chartered Manager status (CMgr), the highest international status that can be achieved by a manager or leader and is recognized by the Royal Charter in the United Kingdom. In 2019 Arno joined Harvard Business Review’s Advisory Council as an advisor where he provides insight to shape the content to develop and enrich the world of management and leadership.

Arno’s passion for the latest innovation and disruptive technologies has led him to pursue engineering and business where he graduated from the University of South Africa. He later completed Harvard Business School’s prestigious leadership program, where he specialized in Global Business/Trade and Commerce (EMBA). Most recently, he completed the MIT Sloan School of Management Executive education program in Technology, Operations and Value Chain Management. 

He is a certified project management professional (PMP) and the Associate Director at Western Australia’s Project Management Institute.

Arno currently resides in Australia with his wife of more than 15 years, Cecile. He is avid mountain biker, and they continually seek new adventures internationally. His charitable interest centres primarily on international humanitarian efforts that benefit impoverished children around the world, to better their lives and provide education. 

Daniel-Marc Brunner

FOUNDING PARTNER
Capitor

Daniel-Marc Brunner brings over 30 years of extensive experience in the financial industry, having held various key roles in Switzerland and overseas. His journey in finance began with a solid foundation, including a commercial apprenticeship at UBS Lucerne and specialized training in international assignments with the INAT team at UBS Zurich. Early in his career, he excelled in Investment Banking at Warburg Dillon Read, leading a team focused on OTC Derivative product calculations.

Transitioning to Private Banking, Daniel worked with a diverse clientele, particularly from Latin America, during his long-term assignments in the Cayman Islands and the Bahamas with UBS and Credit Suisse. In 2013, he embraced a new challenge as Head of Private Banking at Andbank in The Bahamas, where he eventually ascended to the role of CEO. His leadership skills and strategic vision led him to become the CEO of the Bahamas subsidiary of Banque SYZ, based in Geneva.

Under Daniel's guidance, the Bahamas subsidiary underwent a successful buyout and was transformed into Nexor, where he currently serves as CEO and Managing Partner. His tenure at Nexor has been marked by a relentless focus on delivering white-glove, tailored services to clients while nurturing multigenerational relationships with them and their successors.

As a Swiss national based in Nassau, Daniel is fluent in German, English, French, and Spanish, enabling seamless communication with clients from diverse backgrounds. His unwavering commitment to excellence and client satisfaction has solidified his reputation as a trusted leader in the financial services industry.