Members of the Executive board and Committees
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Name, year of birth and nationality | Pascal Kiener, 1962, Swiss citizen |
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| Position and start date | CEO since 1 May 2008 and CFO from 1 June 2003 until 31 December 2008 | |
| Education | MSc in mechanical
engineering from the
Swiss Federal Institute
of Technology in
Lausanne (EPFL) in
1985
MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau in 1992 |
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| Career experience | Between 1985 and 1991, Mr. Kiener worked as an engineer for Fides Informatics in Zurich and Hewlett Packard in Geneva. In 1993, he joined the consulting firm McKinsey & Company. In 2000, he was made partner and a member of the Management Committee of McKinsey Switzerland. He acquired experience in financial services, and in banking in particular, during these years as an advisor for leading financial institutions in Switzerland and other European countries. He managed large projects involving strategy, risk management, controlling, and business process re-engineering. Mr. Kiener joined BCV as CFO on 1 June 2003. |
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Name, year of birth and nationality | Thomas W. Paulsen, 1965, Swiss citizen |
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| Position and start date | CFO, member of the Executive Board with responsibility for the Finance & Risks Division since 1 January 2009 | |
| Education | Degree in economics from Lausanne University in 1988 MSc in economics from the London School of Economics (LSE) in 1989 PhD in economics from Lausanne University in 1992 | |
| Career experience | Mr. Paulsen started his career in 1992 at EGL/Elektrowatt, a Swiss company engaged in generating, transmitting and trading electricity. He spent three years there as head of energy controlling. In 1995, Mr. Paulsen joined McKinsey & Company (Geneva) as a strategic consultant. He was made a member of the steering committee of the European risk management practice and elected Principal Associate in 2000. During his time at McKinsey, he managed a large number of projects for financial institutions in Switzerland and other European countries, as well as for major electricity companies. Mr. Paulsen joined BCV in July 2002 as Chief Risk Officer (CRO), and in this capacity created the Risk Management Department. He was named CFO and Head of the Finance & Risks Division on 1 January 2009. |
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Name, year of birth and nationality | Stefan Bichsel, 1955, Swiss citizen |
|---|---|---|
| Position and start date | Member of the Executive Board with responsibility for the Asset Management & Trading Division since 1 May 2009 | |
| Education | Admitted to the bar of
Bern Canton in 1982
Master of Laws (LL.M)
from Georgetown
University in
Washington DC in
1986 Admitted to the bars of New York and Connecticut in 1987 Advanced Management Program at the Wharton Business School, Philadelphia in 1994 |
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| Career experience | Stefan Bichsel trained as a lawyer and has more than 25 years of experience in banking. Following law studies in Lausanne and Bern, Mr. Bichsel started his career at UBS. He was admitted to the bars of New York and Connecticut, before working for Pictet & Cie. in Geneva. In 1994, he was appointed as the first CEO of Swissca Holding AG (now Swisscanto). Under his leadership this company became a major Swiss investment fund promoter, institutional asset manager and pension-fund specialist. From 1998 to 2001, he served as Chairman of the Board of the Swiss Funds Association (SFA). In 2002, Mr. Bichsel was named to the Management Board of Robeco Group (Rotterdam), where he was put in charge of the company's operations outside the Netherlands. From 2003 to 2005, he was Chairman of the Board of the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA). He joined Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch Group (LODH) in 2006 as a partner in the holding group and member of Group Management, with responsibility for developing the bank's international institutional asset management operations. |
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Name, year of birth and nationality | Markus Gygax, 1962, Swiss citizen |
|---|---|---|
| Position and start date | Member of the Executive Board with responsibility for the Retail Banking Division since 1 October 2008 | |
| Education | Degree in business
administration
from the Zurich
School of Business
Administration in 1987 MBA-FSI from the University of St. Gallen in 2004 |
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| Career experience | After working at Zurich Cantonal Bank from 1978 to 1986, Mr. Gygax moved to the Swiss Banking Corporation and then Helsana, where he was in charge of retail products and distribution for private clients. He joined Postfinance in 2002 as a member of Executive Management and head of Distribution. Mr. Gygax was responsible for all systems and distribution channels targeting both businesses and individuals throughout Switzerland. |
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Name, year of birth and nationality | Gérard Haeberli, 1961, Swiss citizen |
|---|---|---|
| Position and start date | Member of the Executive Board with responsibility for the Private Banking Division since 1 July 2009 | |
| Education | Degree in economics
(with a specialization
in business
administration) from
the Business and
Economics Faculty of
Lausanne University
in 1983 Certificates from the International Bankers School in New York, Harvard Business School in Boston and IMD in Lausanne |
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| Career experience | Mr. Haeberli joined Credit Suisse in 1985, where he spent his career until 30 June 2009. From 1987, he held responsibilities in private banking in Yverdon and then worked in Zurich before being transferred to the United States, where he worked in New York and Miami. In 1994 he was transferred to Lausanne, where he took over responsibility for an international desk for Credit Suisse Private Banking. In 1998 he was put in charge of the Vaud region, and became head of Private Banking for all of French-speaking Switzerland in 2000. His responsibilities were extended in 2006 to include all of Credit Suisse’s business lines in French-speaking Switzerland. |
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Name, year of birth and nationality | Jean-François Schwarz, 1955, Swiss citizen |
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| Position and start date | Member of the Executive Board with responsibility for the Corporate Banking Division since 1 March 2003 | |
| Education | Degree in economics (with a specialization in business administration) from the Business and Economics Faculty of Lausanne University in 1976 | |
| Career experience | Mr. Schwarz joined BCV’s Commercial Division in 1976. He subsequently became assistant to the Head of Division and, later on, client advisor for business loans, trade finance and export credits. From 1986 onwards, he worked for Credit Suisse in Lausanne, New York, Zurich, Geneva and Sion. He was in charge of five regions for Credit Suisse as Head of Corporate Clients for French-speaking Switzerland before returning to BCV in 2003. |
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Name, year of birth and nationality | Aimé Achard, 1954, French citizen |
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| Position and start date | Member of the Executive Board with responsibility for the Business Support Division since 1 April 2006 | |
| Education | Degree in computer science from the Institut d’Informatique d’Entreprises (IIE), Paris, in 1978 | |
| Career experience | In 1979 Mr. Achard joined BNP Paribas Group and worked in London, Oslo, Basel and Geneva, where he occupied key posts in the management, design and operation of IT systems and back offices. Before joining BCV, he was responsible for the operational integration of acquisitions in the private banking business of BNP Paribas Group. |
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Name, year of birth and nationality | Bertrand Sager, 1966, Swiss citizen |
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| Position and start date | CCO, member of the Executive Board with responsibility for the Credit Management Division since 15 February 2010 | |
| Education | Master of Law from
Lausanne University
in 1990 Advanced Management Certificate from INSEAD in Fontainebleau in 2007 |
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| Career experience | Mr. Sager began his career at Credit Suisse in 1991, where he was involved in various lending activities. He joined BCV in 1998 and was appointed to lead BCV's Credit Recovery Department in 2003. In this position, he played a key role in strengthening the Bank's balance sheet by reducing the volume of impaired loans. In addition, as a member of the Executive Board's Credit Committee since 2008, he has acquired a thorough understanding of BCV's lending activities. Mr. Sager was named Chief Credit Officer and appointed to the Executive Board with responsibility for the Credit Management Division as of 15 February 2010. |
| Committee name, composition
(at 1 March 2010) |
Main roles |
| Credit Committee
Bertrand Sager (Chairman)) Pascal Kiener Gérard Haeberli Jean-François Schwarz Eric Schneider Laurent Michel |
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| Risk Management Committee
Thomas W. Paulsen (président) Pascal Kiener Stefan Bichsel Jean-François Schwarz Bertrand Sager Nasir Ahmad (Chief Risk Officer) |
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| Asset and Liabilities Management
Committee (ALCO)
Pascal Kiener (président) Thomas W. Paulsen Markus Gygax Gérard Haeberli Christopher Cherdel Eric Allemann Michel Aubry Fernando Martins da Silva |
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| Information Technology Committee
Aimé Achard (président) Pascal Kiener Markus Gygax Thomas W. Paulsen Frédéric Le Hellard |
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