27 November 2017

Julius Baer CEO Boris Collardi leaves for Pictet; chief risk officer Bernhard Hodler takes over

Published by The Straits Times – 27th Nov 2017

SINGAPORE – Swiss private bank Julius Baer has on Monday (Nov 27) appointed its chief risk officer Bernhard Hodler as chief executive, following the resignation of Boris Collardi.

Mr Collardi, who had been Julius Baer’s CEO since 2009, will join privately owned Geneva-based wealth and asset manager, Pictet Group, as a partner and co-head of its global wealth management group in mid-2018.

Mr Hodler, who will take the reignsreins from Mr Collardi, was named deputy CEO in September 2017 and has been a member of the bank’s senior executive team since 1998. He has also held a number of senior positions, including chief operating officer and president of the management committee of the bank, Julius Baer said in a statement on Monday.