Hugo Bänziger
Hugo Bänziger (born 3 January 1956)[1] is a Swiss economist and bank manager.
He held the position of Chief Risk Officer on the Management Board of Deutsche Bank from 2006 to 2012 and was a member of the Group Executive Committee. Bänziger resigned from the Management Board of Deutsche Bank at the end of May 2012.[2]
From 2014 until the end of 2018, Hugo Bänziger was a managing partner of the Swiss private bank Lombard Odier. Hugo Bänziger is also a board member of the John D.V. Salvador Foundation (JDVSF) [3] as well as a member of the Advisory Board of CountryRisk.io.
Life
Hugo Bänziger studied modern history, law and economics at the University of Bern, where he also achieved a PhD in economic history.[4] After his studies, he began his career at the Swiss Federal Banking Commission (SFBC) in 1983. From 1985 to 1996, Hugo Bänziger worked for Credit Suisse in Zurich and London in the Retail Banking division and then as a Relationship Manager in the Corporate Finance division. In 1990 he was appointed Global Head of Credit for CS Financial Products.[5] In 1996, he joined Deutsche Bank, initially as Head of Global Markets Credit in London. In 2000, he was appointed Chief Credit Officer; from 2004, he was also responsible for operational risk management. On 4 May 2006, he was appointed to the Management Board of Deutsche Bank AG as Chief Risk Officer.[6] His responsibilities included the management of credit, market price and operational risks as well as Corporate Security & Business Continuity and Treasury. From May 2007, he was also responsible for Legal and Compliance. Hugo Bänziger is a member of the Supervisory Board of EUREX Clearing AG, EUREX Frankfurt AG and President[1] of the Board of Directors of EUREX Zürich AG. In November 2012, he was co-opted as a member of the International Committee of the Red Cross.[7] He is an associate professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a visiting professor at the London School of Economics.[8] He was chairman of the supervisory board of DWS Investment GmbH. On 1 April 2014, he became managing partner of the private bank Bank Lombard Odier & Co.[8][9]
Publications
References
- "Hugo Bänziger". Infocube. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- "Deutsche Bank beruft neuen Vorstand". Spiegel. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- "The members of the International Committee of the Red Cross". International Committee of the Red Cross. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- Thomas Wyss (15 May 2014). "Aus der Krise wurden nicht alle Lehren gezogen". Finanz und Wirtschaft. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- "Corporate Governance Report 2009" (PDF). Deutsche Bank. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- "Bänziger steps down as Deutsche Bank CRO". International Investment. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- "Assembly appoints five new members to Committee". International Committee of the Red Cross. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- "Lombard Odier ernennt Hugo Bänziger zum geschäftsführenden Teilhaber". Neue Züricher Zeitung. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- Giles Broom (22 January 2014). "Lombard Odier Hires Ex-Deutsche Bank Risk Chief Baenziger". Bloomberg. Retrieved 14 June 2022.