Christian Gellerstad nominated for election to the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd.
The Board of Directors of Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. is proposing the election of Christian Gellerstad to the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. The election will be held at the Annual General Meeting of Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. on April 30, 2021. Urs Rohner will not stand for re-election.
Like Credit Suisse Group AG, Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. will hold its Annual General Meeting on April 30, 2021. Christian Gellerstad will be proposed for election as a new member of the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd.
A dual Swiss and Swedish citizen, Christian Gellerstad is a wealth management expert with over 20 years of experience in the Swiss private banking industry. He can look back on a long and successful career at the Pictet Group, where he held various roles between 1994 and 2018, most recently serving as CEO of Pictet Wealth Management. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse Group AG since 2019, and is standing for re-election this year.
Urs Rohner will not stand for re-election as he will step down from the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse Group AG and also from the Swiss entity’s Board of Directors.
The following members of the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. are standing for re-election at the next Annual General Meeting for a term of office of one year:
Dr. Peter Derendinger (Chairman)
Patrizia Pesenti (Vice-Chairwoman)
Dr. Christoph Brunner (Chair of Audit Committee)
Dr. Christian Camenzind (Chair of Risk Committee)
Dr. Thomas Gottstein
Andreas N. Koopmann
Professional History of Christian Gellerstad
2019 – present Credit Suisse
Chair of the Conduct and Financial Crime Control Committee (2020 – present)
Member of the Governance and Nominations Committee (2020 – present)
Member of the Compensation Committee (2019 – present)
Member of the Conduct and Financial Crime Control Committee (2019 – present)
1994 – 2018 Pictet Group
CEO, Pictet Wealth Management (2007 – 2018)
Executive Committee Member, Banque Pictet & Cie SA, Geneva (2013 – 2018)
Equity Partner, Pictet Group (2006 – 2018)
CEO and Managing Director Banque Pictet & Cie (Europe) S.A., Luxembourg (2000 – 2007)
Deputy CEO and Senior Vice President, Pictet Bank & Trust Ltd., Bahamas (1996 – 2000)
Financial Analyst & Portfolio Manager, Pictet & Cie, Geneva (1994 – 1996)
Prior to 1994 Cargill International, Emerging Markets Trader Education
2019 Board Director Diploma, International Institute for Management Development (IMD), Switzerland
1996 Certified International Investment Analyst (CIIA) and Certified Portfolio Manager and Financial Analyst (AZEK)
1993 Master’s degree in business administration and economics, University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland
Other activities and functions
Elatior SA, Chairman
Nubica SA, Board Member
Taurus SA, Board Member
FAVI SA, Board Member
AFICA SA, Board Member
Tsampéhro SA, Board Member
Floriana Scarlato appointed new Chief Compliance Officer of Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd.
Floriana Scarlato assumed responsibility for the Compliance function of Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. on March 1, 2021. She also became a member of the Executive Board of Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. and of the Management Committee of the Swiss Universal Bank division.
Floriana Scarlato has served as Chief Compliance Officer of the International Wealth Management division of Credit Suisse since 2015, and has worked in a range of areas and locations over the past 15 years at the bank. Prior to that, she was an external auditor and consultant at various consulting firms. Floriana Scarlato holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II and completed an Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
In her new role as Chief Compliance Officer of Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd., Floriana Scarlato succeeds Erwin Grob, who will now head the Core Compliance area. Tamlyn Ludford, who is currently responsible for the areas of Financial Crime Compliance and Core Compliance & Investigations at Credit Suisse, will succeed Floriana Scarlato as Chief Compliance Officer of International Wealth Management alongside retaining his role as Head of Financial Crime Compliance.