UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
of the
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Event Requiring Report: July 3, 2013
SUNVESTA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
FLORIDA
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
000-28731
98-0211356
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
Josef Mettler, Chief Executive Officer
Seestrasse 97, Oberrieden, Switzerland CH-8942
(Address of principal executive offices)
011 41 43 388 40 60
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
n/a
(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5.02
DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF
DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS
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(d)
Effective July 3, 2012, the board of directors of SunVesta, Inc. (“SunVesta”) appointed Dr. Max
Rössler to serve as a member of its board of directors until the next annual meeting of its stockholders.
Dr. Rössler also serves as a director of SunVesta Holding AG, a wholly owned subsidiary of SunVesta.
Dr. Rössler studied mathematics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) and.
completed his doctorate at Harvard University. On completion of his doctorate, Dr. Rössler
received a research contract from NASA. After his return to Switzerland Dr. Rössler lectured and
researched as a professor at the ETH in the fields of applied mathematics and operations
research. During his tenure with ETH Dr. Rössler began to apply mathematical methods to
problems related to financial investments. Dr. Rössler joined Schweizerische Kreditanstalt (now
Credit Suisse) in 1978 as head analyst of the department for fixed income products. Since 1997
Dr. Rössler has worked with SUVA (Swiss National Accident Insurance Fund) as a manager of a
portion of their fixed-income investments and currently holds advisory board mandates for two
Swiss private banks.
Dr. Rössler’s knowledge, experience and solid know-how in fixed income investments is extremely
valuable to SunVesta’s board of directors as it moves forward with the development of the Paradisus
Papagayo Bay Resort & Luxury Villas.
Dr. Rössler has not entered into any compensation agreement with SunVesta in connection with his
appointment to SunVesta’s board of directors though it has authorized the issuance of three million
(3,000,000) restricted common shares to Dr. Rössler concurrent with his appointment to the board of
directors.
Dr. Rössler has not entered into any arrangement or understanding with any other persons in connection
with his appointment to SunVesta’s board of directors.
Dr. Rössler is not related to any director, executive officer or person nominated or chosen by SunVesta to
become a director or executive officer.
Since the beginning of its last fiscal year, Dr. Rössler has not entered into any related transaction with
SunVesta except in connection with the stock issuance authorized on his appointment to the board of
directors and a series of loans made by Dr. Rössler personally or through an entity controlled by Dr.
Rössler to SunVesta.
SunVesta does not consider Dr. Rössler to be an independent director.
SunVesta has not yet determined whether Dr. Rössler will serve on any board of directors committee.
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SIGNATURES
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
SunVesta, Inc.
By: /s/ Josef Mettler
July 5, 2013
Name: Josef Mettler
Title: Chief Executive Officer