Lawrence D. Howell

Lonnie Howell has held multiple executive positions in the banking and investment sector since the late 1970s, most recently as Chief Executive Officer of EFG International, a listed bank holding company.

From 1995 to 1997, Lawrence was CEO of the predecessor entity, EFG Bank, and Chief Executive Officer of EFG Bank Zurich from 1997 to 2005. Lonnie was also with Coutts & Co. International Private Banking from 1989 until 1995, where he was Head of Americas based in New York and responsible for clients domiciled in the Americas as well as for the bank’s offices in the USA, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands and Latin America. Prior to 1993, he was Head of Americas and Asia in Zurich and New York. From 1986 to 1989, Lawrence spent three years at Citibank Switzerland as Vice President in charge of Swiss Ultra High Net Worth clients. From 1985 to 1986 he was with McKinsey & Co. in New York consulting on insurance, retail banking and private banking.

Lonnie embarked his career at Citibank in 1978 as internal legal counsel for the International Private Banking Division. Thereafter, from 1981 to 1984 he was Chief of Staff for the Head of Private Banking for Europe, Middle East and Africa (JP Cuoni).