Rainer R. Baer

Rainer R. Baer has a diverse and extensive work experience spanning over several industries. Rainer R. began their career in 1988 as an Assistant Private Banking at Credit Suisse. From there, they worked as an Assistant in the Credit Department at UBS in 1994. Rainer R. then moved on to become a Teacher at Handelsschule Juventus from 1996 to 1997. In 1998, they worked as a Legal Assistant at Law Firm Froriep Renggli before transitioning to roles as a Legal Auditor and Legal Secretary at District Court Bülach in 1999. Rainer then joined Credit Suisse in 2000 as a Senior Compliance Officer in Private Banking and later became the Head of Compliance for Financial Institutions/Trade Finance from 2006 to 2007. In 2007, they joined EFG Bank as the Head of Compliance in Zurich until 2015. Currently, Rainer is working at LGT Private Banking as the Head of Financial Crime Compliance Officer in Zurich since 2016. Additionally, they have recently taken on the role of Head of Financial Crime Compliance Special Onboardings/Reviews starting in January 2022.

Rainer R. Baer holds several degrees in the fields of law and business. Rainer R. earned a Handelsdiplom from HMS KS Hottingen in 1988. From 1991 to 1993, they attended ZHAW School of Management and Law, obtaining a Betriebsökonom FH degree. In 1998, Baer completed their Jurastudium, allgemein, earning a Licentiate degree lic. iur. Rainer R. then pursued further education and completed a Kantonales Patent in Juristische Berufe und Studien in 2001. Finally, they obtained an Executive MBA in Wirtschaftswissenschaften from the University of Zurich/Yale/Futan between 2009 and 2011.