
Scott Schamber

Scott Schamber
Partner & Managing Director
Scott Schamber has been with BFI since 2002 in different positions with focus on solid asset protection. Since 1017, he heads up the BFI Bullion team. Furthermore, he is the co-editor of the 'Digger Quarterly', as well as the BFI Capital Group blog, sharing his broad expertise with our readers.
Prior to joining BFI, Scott worked as a supervisor for a large US insurance company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Frank R. Suess

Frank R. Suess
Founder & Executive Chairman
As the Chairman of BFI Capital Group, Frank R. Suess heads up our group's overall business and strategy. He personally advises a select group of wealthy international investors and families with focus on cross-border planning and prudent wealth management. In 2007, after a growing number of BFI clients had expressed their wish for a solid precious metals solution, he founded BFI Bullion - as there was no suitable solution on the market. He is also the Chairman of aXedras, a blockchain start-up he co-founded in 2017 with the purpose of offering a 'know-your-product' solution for the precious metals industry.
Prior to his time at BFI, he held a senior management position with Price Waterhouse, working as a strategic and operational management consultant to a number of international corporations. He holds an MBA from the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley and a Bachelor's degree in Finance from Saint Mary's College.

Oliver Kehl

Oliver Kehl
Member of the Board & Legal Advisor
Oliver Kehl, since 1998, has been a co-founder and managing partner of a renowned tax advisory firm in Zurich, Switzerland. His firm offers tax and accounting services. His focus is on international structures and cross-border tax advisory work for international institutions and wealthy entrepreneurs.
Mr. Kehl has been the trusted legal advisor to BFI Capital Group since its founding in 1993. He was closely involved in the building of BFI Bullion's solutions and remains in integral part of our work. He as also part of the founding team of aXedras, a blockchain start-up he co-founded in 2017 with the purpose of offering a 'know-your-product' solution for the precious metals industry.
Prior to 1998, he served as a manager in the tax advisory department of Coopers & Lybrand and also became Co-Director at a major Swiss bank, establishing the bank's HNWI multi-family-office division. He holds a post-graduate degree of Executive Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Taxation and a Master of Business & Economics from the University of Zurich.

Bernhard Schnellmann

Bernhard Schnellmann
Member of the Board
Bernhard Schnellmann has been the director of Argor Heraeus, a renowned Swiss refinery for over two decades and is a well-known precious metals expert throughout the whole industry. In 2020, he founded his own precious metals advisory. And, in 2025, he joined the board of BFI Bullion, bringing an exceptionally well-rounded expertise in the precious metals industry to the table.

Martin Keller

Martin Keller
Member of the Board
With a career spanning more than 30 years, Martin Keller possesses broad experience in capital markets, institutional asset management and private wealth management. He has held C-level positions and Board of Directors roles in several, internationally renowned banks and investment firms. Furthermore, he served on the board of directors of Swiss soccer club, Grasshopper Club Zurich. He has joined the BFI Bullion board in 2025, contributing his invaluable strategic perspective and a broad expertise.
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