From 1975 to 1983 Kurt Arnold served as director of the Cantonal Fiscal Department of Aargau (Switzerland), and from 1983 to 2003 he held different positions as a tax counsel with the Credit Suisse Group. He has also held management positions at the Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) and the International Fiscal Association, IFA (Swiss branch). He graduated from the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland) and holds a degree as Dr. oec. HSG.