UBS convenes the global ecosystem for investing, where people and ideas are connected and opportunities brought to life, and provides financial advice and solutions to wealthy, institutional and corporate clients worldwide, as well as to private clients in Switzerland. UBS offers investment solutions, products, and impactful thought leadership, is the leading global wealth manager, provides large-scale and diversified asset management, focused investment banking capabilities, and personal and corporate banking services in Switzerland. The firm focuses on businesses that have a strong competitive position in their target markets, are capital efficient and have an attractive long-term structural growth or profitability outlook.

UBS is present in all major financial centers worldwide. It has offices in more than 50 regions and locations, with about 30% of its employees working in the Americas, 30% in Switzerland, 19% in the rest of Europe, the Middle East and Africa and 21% in Asia Pacific. UBS Group AG employs more than 72,000 people around the world. Its shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). 

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Taichi Takahashi is the current head of APAC for investment banking at UBS. 

Taichi has been with UBS since 1994, beginning their career in equities trading in Japan. Taichi was promoted to head of equities trading in Japan in 2003 and then to head of equities for all of Asia Pacific in 2006. In 2012 they were promoted again, this time to co-head of equities trading for Asia Pacific. In October 2019 they assumed their current role as head of APAC for investment banking. 

Throughout their long career at UBS, Taichi has been a driving force in the bank's success in the Asia Pacific region. Their deep knowledge of the regional markets and their dedication to their clients have made him a respected leader within the bank and in the industry more broadly.

Taichi Takahashi

Naureen Hassan was appointed President UBS Americas and CEO of UBS Americas Holding LLC in October 2022. She joined UBS from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, where she was COO and First Vice President. After starting her career at McKinsey & Company, Ms. Hassan held various business transformation, strategy, and client experience leadership roles at Charles Schwab Corporation. As Chief Digital Officer at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, she led the digital strategy and executed digital transformation of the wealth management business to improve client experience and financial advisor effectiveness and efficiency.



Naureen Hassan

Sarah Youngwood is the current CFO at UBS. Prior to their current position, Sarah worked at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from August 1997 to February 2022. During their time at JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sarah held the positions of CFO, Consumer & Community Banking and Diversity & Inclusion, and for 18 months Global Technology. In these positions, Sarah was responsible for financial planning and analysis, investment strategy, budgeting, forecasting, reporting and Business Management. Sarah was also a key finance leader regarding the launch of International Consumer and acquisitions by CCB and International Consumer. In addition, Sarah oversaw Business Modeling for CCB and was a key leader in agile and business development, transforming the way data is used for strategic insights. Sarah’s role also included leading Finance for the firm’s Diversity & Inclusion team. In addition, Sarah led Finance for Global Technology for a year and a half.

Sarah Youngwood's educational career would include an undergraduate and master's degree from [ESCP Business School](/org/escp-business-school). Sarah would also have an exchange program at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Her field of study would be business and finance.

Sarah Youngwood works with Imed Souki - Head of Risk & Resource Management, Edmund Koh - President, UBS Asia Pacific, and Robert Karofsky - President, Investment Bank. Sarah Youngwood reports to Ralph Hamers, Group CEO.

Sarah Youngwood

Jason is Head of Wealth Management USA, responsible for the wealth management business in the United States consisting of more than 6000 financial advisors and $1 Trillion of client assets.
He is a Group Managing Director, a member of the Global Wealth Management Executive Committee, and chairs the US Wealth Management Committee.

Jason Chandler

Jay Chauhan 

Dan Persson is the Chief Risk Officer for an investment bank at UBS. Dan was previously a Vice President at JP Morgan in their Equities Risk Office.

Dan Persson received their MBA from École des Ponts ParisTech and their M.Sc from [Copenhagen Business School](/org/copenhagen-business-school). Dan specialized in finance and mathematics, and their research interests include economics and business.

They work with Sharon Persia - Head of HR, Investment Bank, Julie Beavan - Chief of Staff, Investment Bank, and Chris Leone - COO, Investment Bank. Dan Persson reports to Robert Karofsky, President, Investment Bank.

Dan Persson

Caroline Stewart is the current CFO of an investment bank at UBS. Caroline has over fifteen years of experience in the financial industry, with a focus on telecommunications and technology companies. Prior to their current position, Caroline was an equity analyst at JP Morgan Cazenove, where they covered alternative carriers in the telecoms sector. Caroline also spent four years at PricewaterhouseCoopers as an assistant manager in the Technology, Media & Telecommunications audit practice. In this role, they managed a team of auditors and was responsible for auditing a variety of tech and telecom organisations.

Caroline Stewart is a Chartered Accountant (CA) who studied accounting at ICAS - The Professional Body of CAs. Caroline also holds a BComm (Hons) in finance and accounting from [The University of Edinburgh](/org/the-university-of-edinburgh).

Their manager is Robert Karofsky, President, Investment Bank. Some of their coworkers include Julie Beavan - Chief of Staff, Investment Bank, Sharon Persia - Head of HR, Investment Bank, and Chris Leone - COO, Investment Bank.

Caroline Stewart

Chris Leone is currently the COO of an investment bank at UBS. Prior to this, they were a headhunter with Michelangelo Search, responsible for executive search within the Global Fixed Income market. Chris has also worked as an assistant race director for Street Child of Sierra Leone, and as a police officer in the Metropolitan Police. Chris began their career as a researcher with The Omerta Group, where they were responsible for the management of client relationships, tendering for search mandates, interviewing and exit strategy for selected candidates, and compilation of candidate profiles for top tier U.S. and European banks.

Chris Leone has a [CIPD](/org/cipd) Diploma in Human Resources Management and a certification from [CIPD](/org/cipd) in [CIPD](/org/cipd) Level 5, Human Resources Management. Chris also has a M.EarthSci in Geology from [The University of Manchester](/org/the-university-of-manchester).

Some of their coworkers include Caroline Stewart - CFO, Investment Bank, Julie Beavan - Chief of Staff, Investment Bank, and Dan Persson - Chief Risk Officer, Investment Bank. Chris Leone reports to Robert Karofsky, President, Investment Bank.

Chris Leone

Simon Croxford is the current General Counsel for the investment bank UBS. Prior to this, they worked as the Managing Director and Head of IBD Legal for Barclays Capital from February 2005 to August 2012. Before that, they were the Director of Transactions Legal for UBS Investment Bank from January 2000 to December 2004, where they worked on a variety DCM, ECM, and M&A Advisory transactions with a focus on France and Emerging Market jurisdictions. Simon started their career as a Solicitor for International Finance at [Linklaters](/org/linklaters-llp) from January 1994 to December 2000, where they worked in both the London and Paris offices on a variety of international corporate finance transactions.

Simon Croxford has a degree in Anglo-French Law from [King's College London](/org/kings-college-london), a Maitrise in Private Law from the University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne, and a Legal Practice Course from the College of Law in London.

Their manager is Ralph Hamers, Group CEO. Simon Croxford works with Sabine Keller-Busse - President, Personal & Corporate Banking and President UBS Switzerland, Group COO, Markus Ronner - Group Chief Compliance & Governance Officer, and Suni Harford - President Asset Management.

Simon Croxford

Julie Beavan is currently the Chief of Staff for the Investment Bank at UBS. Julie has over 20 years of experience in the financial industry. Prior to their current role, Julie was the FICC Transition / Program Trading Manager at UBS Investment Bank from January 1998 to December 2008. Julie also spent three years as the IR Swaps Business Manager at Merrill Lynch from January 1994 to December 1997. Julie began their career in 1991 as a Crude Oil Accountant at [ExxonMobil](/org/exxonmobil), where they worked for three years.

Julie Beavan has a Bachelor of Science in Economics with Accountancy from [Loughborough University](/org/loughborough-university). Julie also attended Sandbach High School.

Some of their coworkers include Sharon Persia - Head of HR, Investment Bank, Dan Persson - Chief Risk Officer, Investment Bank, and Chris Leone - COO, Investment Bank. Julie Beavan reports to Robert Karofsky, President, Investment Bank.

Julie Beavan

Julie G. Richardson was elected to the BoD of UBS AG and UBS Group AG at the 2017 AGM. She has been a member of the Compensation Committee since 2018 and its Chairperson since 2019. She also has been a member of the Risk Committee since 2017 and of the Governance and Nominating Committee since 2019. From 2003 to 2012, Ms. Richardson was a Partner and Head of the New York Office of Providence Equity Partners, a global private equity firm specializing in equity investments in media, communications, education and information companies. She acted as a senior advisor to the partnership until 2014. From 1998 to 2003, Ms. Richardson served as Vice Chairman of JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Investment Banking division and Head of its Global Telecommunications, Media and Technology group. Throughout her career, she has spent significant time with both incumbent and new technology companies, including as a board member of a digital knowledge management company since 2015. After graduating, she started with Merrill Lynch in 1986, where she worked until 1998, in her last position as Managing Director Media and Communications Investment Banking. Ms. Richardson graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Julie G. Richardson

Fred Hu was elected to the BoD of UBS AG and UBS Group AG at the 2018 AGM. He has been a member of the Compensation Committee since 2019. Mr. Hu has been chairman of [Primavera Capital Group](/org/primavera-capital-group), a China-based global investment firm, since 2010. Through his numerous investments in leading technology companies over the years, he has obtained profound knowledge in the areas of mobile internet, digitalization and cybersecurity. Prior to founding Primavera, Mr. Hu held various senior positions at [Goldman Sachs](/org/goldman-sachs) from 1997 to 2010, where he was instrumental in building the firm’s franchise in the region. He was partner and chairman of Greater China from 2008 to 2010 and partner and co-head Investment Banking China from 2004 to 2008. Before that, he held the position of [Goldman Sachs](/org/goldman-sachs)’ chief economist. From 1991 to 1996, he served as an economist at the [International Monetary Fund](/org/international-monetary-fund) in Washington, DC, and after that was co-director of the National Center for Economic Research and professor at [Tsinghua University](/org/tsinghua-university). Mr. Hu holds a master in engineering science from [Tsinghua University](/org/tsinghua-university), and a master and PhD in economics from [Harvard University](/org/harvard).

Fred Hu

Dieter Wemmer was elected to the BoD of UBS AG and UBS Group AG at the 2016 AGM. He has been a member of the Compensation Committee since 2018 and of the Audit Committee since 2019. Mr. Wemmer was Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Allianz SE from 2013 to 2017. He joined Allianz SE in 2012 as a member of the Board of Management, responsible for the insurance business in France, Benelux, Italy, Greece and Turkey and for the Center of Competence “Global Property & Casualty.” He was CFO of Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) from 2007 to 2011. From 2010 to 2011, he was Zurich’s Regional Chairman of Europe. Prior to this, Mr. Wemmer was CEO of the Europe General Insurance business and member of Zurich’s Group Executive Committee from 2004 to 2007. He held various other management positions in the Zurich Group, such as Chief Operating Officer of the Europe General Insurance business from 2003 to 2004, Head of Mergers and Acquisitions from 1999 to 2003 and Head of Financial Controlling from 1997 to 1999. Mr. Wemmer began his career in the insurance industry within the Zurich Group in 1986 in Cologne, after graduating from the University of Cologne with a master’s degree and acquiring his doctorate in mathematics in 1985.

Dieter Wemmer

Jeremy Anderson was elected to the BoD of UBS AG and UBS Group AG at the 2018 AGM. He is Vice Chairman and Senior Independent Director and has chaired the Audit Committee since 2018 and has been a member of the Governance and Nominating Committee since 2019. He was Chairman of Global Financial Services at [KPMG](/org/kpmg) International from 2010 to 2017. He has spent over 30 years working with the banking and insurance industry in an advisory capacity, covering a broad range of topics, including strategy, audit and risk management, technology-enabled transformation, mergers and bank restructuring. Mr. Anderson was the founding sponsor of [KPMG](/org/kpmg)’s Global Fintech Network in 2014 and is a regular participant at fintech events across Europe, the US and Asia. He joined [KPMG](/org/kpmg) International in 2004 and was Head of Financial Services [KPMG](/org/kpmg) Europe from 2006 to 2011 as well as Head of Clients and Markets [KPMG](/org/kpmg) Europe from 2008 to 2011. From 2004 to 2008 he was in charge of its UK Financial Services Practice. Prior to that, he served as a member of the Group Management Board of [Atos](/org/atos) Origin and as Head of its UK operations after [Atos](/org/atos) acquired [KPMG](/org/kpmg) Consulting UK in 2002. In this capacity he managed [Atos](/org/atos)’s consulting, systems integration and IT outsourcing services in the UK. Mr. Anderson joined [KPMG](/org/kpmg)’s UK consulting business in 1985 and led the firm as CEO from 2000 to 2002, having previously been a Partner in its financial services business. He started his career as a software developer with Triad Computing Systems in 1980. Mr. Anderson holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from [University College London](/org/ucl).

Jeremy Anderson

Markus Baumann was appointed Group Company Secretary of UBS Group AG and Company Secretary of UBS AG by the BoD as of January 2017. He has been with UBS for 40 years and has held a broad range of leadership roles across the Group in Switzerland, the US and Japan, including Chief of Staff to the Chairman of the BoD since 2015 and Chief Operating Officer of Group Internal Audit from 2006 to 2015. Before this, he worked as Chief Operating Officer EMEA for UBS Asset Management. Earlier in his career, Mr. Baumann worked in Japan for four years as Corporate Planning Officer and assistant to the CEO. He joined UBS in 1979 as a banking apprentice, covering the full range of universal banking activities. Mr. Baumann holds an MBA from INSEAD Fontainebleau and a Swiss Federal Diploma as a Business Analyst.

Markus Baumann

Mike Dargan became a member of the GEB and was appointed Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO) of UBS Group AG and UBS AG effective 1 May 2021. The CDIO organization comprises the Group Technology teams as well as Group Corporate Services. He also became President of the Executive Board of UBS Business Solution AG on the same date. Mr. Dargan has been Head Group Technology since he joined UBS from [Standard Chartered Bank](/org/standard-chartered-bank) in 2016. During his time with [Standard Chartered Bank](/org/standard-chartered-bank) he held following senior positions: Chief Information Officer for Corporate and Institutional Banking (2015-2016), Global Group Technology and Operations Head for Global Markets, Wealth Management, Private Banking and Securities Services, Group Technology and Operations Engineering (2014-2015), Chief Information Officer, Financial Markets (2013-2014) and Global Head of Strategy and Corporate M&A, Global Markets (2009-2013). Prior to that, he was Head Corporate Strategy & M&A, EMEA and Pacific Rim for Merrill Lynch and Head Corporate and Institutional Banking, Asia-Pacific for [Oliver Wyman](/org/oliver-wyman). Mr. Dargan holds a masters’s degree in politics, philosophy and economics from St. John’s College, Oxford University.

Mike Dargan

Troy Barnhart

jeremy chan

vivienne yin

Patrick [Firmenich](/org/firmenich-sa) was elected to the BoD of UBS AG and UBS Group AG at the 2021 AGM. He has been a member of the Audit Committee and the Corporate Culture and Responsibility Committee since 2021. Mr. [Firmenich](/org/firmenich-sa) has been the Chairman of the Board of [Firmenich](/org/firmenich-sa) International SA, the world’s largest privately owned perfume and taste company, since 2016. He was [Firmenich](/org/firmenich-sa)’s CEO from 2002 to 2014, and has been a member of its Board of Directors since 2002. He joined [Firmenich](/org/firmenich-sa) in 1990 and spent a decade leading the strategic development of the company’s International Fine Fragrance business in New York and Paris, holding management positions such as Corporate Vice President from 2001 to 2002 and Vice President of Fine Fragrance Worldwide, as well as Président Directeur Général at [Firmenich](/org/firmenich-sa) & Cie (Paris) from 1997 to 2001. Prior to joining [Firmenich](/org/firmenich-sa), Mr. [Firmenich](/org/firmenich-sa) held several positions in the legal and banking sectors, including international investment banking analyst for Credit Suisse First Boston, as a business attorney at Patry, Junet, Simon & Le Fort and legal counsel at Chase Manhattan Bank. Mr. [Firmenich](/org/firmenich-sa) holds a master’s degree in law from the [University of Geneva](/org/university-of-geneva) and is admitted to the bar in 1987 in Geneva. He also owns an MBA from [INSEAD](/org/insead).

Patrick Firmenich

Axel A. Weber was elected to the Board of Directors (BoD) of UBS AG at the 2012 AGM and of UBS Group AG in November 2014. He is Chairman of the BoD of both UBS AG and UBS Group AG. He has chaired the Governance and Nominating Committee since 2012 and became Chairperson of the Corporate Culture and Responsibility Committee in 2013. Mr. Weber was president of the German Bundesbank between 2004 and 2011, during which time he also served as a member of the Governing Council of the [European Central Bank](/org/european-central-bank), as a member of the Board of Directors of the [Bank for International Settlements](/org/bank-for-international-settlements), as German governor of the [International Monetary Fund](/org/international-monetary-fund), and as a member of the G7 and G20 Ministers and Governors. He was a member of the steering committees of the European Systemic Risk Board in 2011 and the Financial Stability Board from 2010 to 2011. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Weber served as a member of the German Council of Economic Experts. His academic career encompasses professorships in international economics, monetary economics and economic theory at the universities of Cologne, Frankfurt am Main, Bonn and Chicago. Mr. Weber holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Constance and a PhD in economics from the University of Siegen, where he also received his habilitation. He holds honorary doctorates from the universities of Duisburg-Essen and Constance.

Axel Weber

Robert Karofsky is President Investment Bank at UBS Group AG and UBS AG. He became a member of the GEB in 2018 and was Co-President Investment Bank until March 2021. In October 2021, he was appointed to the additional role of UBS GEB sponsor to co-lead the AI, Data and Analytics center of expertise together with Mike Dargan. He joined UBS in 2014 as Global Head Equities and has been President UBS Securities LLC since 2015. From 2011 to 2014, he was Global Head of Equity Trading at [AllianceBernstein](/org/alliancebernstein). He began his career at [Morgan Stanley](/org/morgan-stanley) in 1994 and joined [Deutsche Bank](/org/deutsche-bank) as Head of North American Equities in 2005, later taking over as Co-Head of Global Equities from 2008 to 2010. Mr. Karofsky holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from [Hobart and William Smith Colleges](/org/hobart-and-william-smith-colleges) and an MBA in finance and statistics from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.

Robert Karofsky

Sabine Keller-Busse was appointed President Personal & Corporate Banking at UBS Group AG and President UBS Switzerland in February 2021. She also holds the position of President of the Executive Board of UBS Switzerland AG. She has been Group Chief Operating Officer of UBS Group AG and UBS AG as well as President of the Executive Board of UBS Business Solutions AG since 2018. From 2019 to 2021, she was President UBS Europe, Middle East and Africa and from 2014 to 2017, she held the position of Group Head Human Resources. Ms. Keller-Busse became a member of the GEB in 2016. Having joined UBS in 2010, she served as Chief Operating Officer UBS Switzerland until 2014. Prior to that, she led [Credit Suisse](/org/credit-suisse)’s Private Clients Region Zurich division for two years. From 1995 to 2008, she worked for [McKinsey & Company](/org/mckinsey-company), where she was a Partner from 2002. Ms. Keller-Busse holds a PhD and a master’s degree, both in business administration, from the [University of St. Gallen](/org/university-of-st-gallen).


Sabine Keller-Busse

Ralph A. J. G. Hamers has been Group Chief Executive Officer of UBS Group AG and President of the Executive Board of UBS AG since 1 November 2020. He became a member of the Group Executive Board of UBS Group AG in September 2020. Before joining UBS, Mr. Hamers served as CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of ING Group from 2013 to June 2020. During his 29-year career at ING, he held a number of leadership positions, such as CEO of ING Belgium and Luxembourg from 2011 to 2013, Head of Network Management for Retail Banking Direct & International from 2010 to 2011 and Global Head of the Commercial Banking network from 2007 to 2010. Prior to that, Mr. Hamers was CEO of ING Bank Netherlands from 2005 to 2007 and was General Manager of the ING Bank branch network from 2002 to 2005, as well as General Manager of ING Romania from 1999 to 2002. Mr. Hamers holds a master’s degree in business econometrics and operations research from [Tilburg University](/org/tilburg-universit) in the Netherlands.

Ralph Hamers

Imed Souki

Sharon Persia

Ms. Levi joined UBS from Rio Tinto Group, where she served as Chief Legal Officer & External Affairs and before that as Group General Counsel and member of the Executive Committee since January 2020.

Prior to that, she worked for Novartis Group for 15 years in various senior management roles: Group Legal Head, M&A, and Strategic Transactions, Global Legal Head & General Counsel of Sandoz, the Novartis generics and biosimilars division and Global Legal Head, Product Strategy & Commercialization, for the Novartis Pharma division.

Ms. Levi is a qualified attorney-at-law admitted to the US Supreme Court and to the bar in Milan and New York State, where she did private practice before joining Novartis.

Barbara Levi

Markus Ronner is Group Chief Compliance and Governance Officer at UBS Group AG and UBS AG and became a member of the GEB in November 2018. In this role, he is responsible at the Group level for compliance and operational risk control, governmental and regulatory affairs as well as investigations and governance matters. He became Head Group Regulatory and Governance in 2012. During his 38 years with UBS, Mr. Ronner has held various positions across the bank, including: Group-wide program manager “too big to fail” (2011–2013); Chief Operating Officer (COO) Wealth Management & Swiss Bank (2010–2011); Head Products and Services of Wealth Management & Swiss Bank (2009–2010); COO Asset Management (2007–2009); and Head Group Internal Audit (2001–2007). Mr. Ronner joined the firm as an apprentice in 1981 and holds a Swiss Banking Diploma.

Markus Ronner

Edmund Koh

Michael Baldinger oversees all projects and activities related to sustainable investing and steers how the strategy is adopted throughout UBS. Prior to joining UBS in 2016, Baldinger ran specialist firm Robeco SAM. 

Michael Baldinger

Nathalie Rachou was elected to the BoD of UBS AG and UBS Group AG at the 2020 AGM. She has been a member of the Risk Committee since 2020. Ms. Rachou was a senior advisor for Clartan Associés (formerly Rouvier Associés) from 2015 to April 2020. In 1999, she founded Topiary Finance Ltd, an asset management company based in London, of which she was CEO until its merger with Rouvier Associés in 2014. From 1978 to 1999, Ms. Rachou held a number of positions within Banque Indosuez and Crédit Agricole Indosuez, including roles in capital markets and as Chief Operating Officer of the brokerage subsidiary of Banque Indosuez. Ms. Rachou holds a master’s degree in management from HEC in Paris and an executive MBA from [INSEAD](/org/insead).

Nathalie Rachou

Mark Hughes was elected to the BoD of UBS AG and UBS Group AG at the 2020 AGM. He has been a member of the Corporate Culture and Responsibility Committee and chaired the Risk Committee since 2020. Mr. Hughes was Group Chief Risk Officer of [Royal Bank of Canada](/org/royal-bank-of-canada) (RBC) from 2014 to 2018. He joined RBC in 1981 and spent his entire career working for that bank in Canada, the US and the UK. He held various senior leadership positions, such as Chief Operating Officer Capital Markets (2008 to 2013) and Head of Global Credit (2001 to 2008). Mr. Hughes served on boards of RBC’s subsidiaries for more than 20 years. Mr. Hughes holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the [University of Leeds](/org/university-of-leeds) and an MBA in finance from Manchester Business School.

Mark Hughes

William C. Dudley was elected to the BoD of UBS AG and UBS Group AG at the 2019 AGM. He has been a member of the Corporate Culture and Responsibility Committee and of the Risk Committee since 2019. Currently, Mr. Dudley is a senior research scholar at the Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies at [Princeton University](/org/princeton). He became chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (NY Fed) in 2009, a position he held until 2018. In that capacity, he served as the vice chairman and a permanent member of the Federal Open Market Committee. Previously, Mr. Dudley served as executive vice president of the Markets Group at the NY Fed and Head of the Markets Group from 2007 to 2009. Prior to the NY Fed, Mr. Dudley joined [Goldman Sachs](/org/goldman-sachs) in 1986 and held several senior management positions. He was partner and managing director and for a decade the chief US economist. In 2012, Mr. Dudley was appointed chairman of the Committee on the Global Financial System of the [Bank for International Settlements](/org/bank-for-international-settlements) (BIS). Prior to that, he served as chairman of the former Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems of the BIS from 2009 to 2012. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the BIS from 2009 to 2018. He has a bachelor’s degree from New College of Florida and received his doctorate in economics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1982.

William C. Dudley

Claudia Böckstiegel was elected to the BoD of UBS AG and UBS Group AG at the 2021 AGM. She has been General Counsel and member of the Enlarged Executive Committee of Roche Holding AG since 2020. She joined Roche in 2001, and was Head of Legal Diagnostics for F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd in Basel from 2016 to 2020 and from 2010 to 2016, she was Head Legal Business, Roche Diagnostics International Ltd in Rotkreuz. She held further senior management positions as Head Legal Business and as Legal Counsel at Roche Diagnostics GmbH in Mannheim from 2001 to 2010. Ms. Böckstiegel started her professional career as attorney in a private practice in Karlsruhe and later worked as a partner for Philipp & Littig in Mannheim. She completed her law studies in Mannheim and Heidelberg and obtained an LLM at [Georgetown University](/org/georgetown-university).

Claudia Böckstiegel

Iqbal Khan became a member of the GEB and was appointed co-President Global Wealth Management of UBS Group AG and UBS AG in October 2019. He assumed the additional title of President of the EMEA region in January 2021. Mr. Khan joined UBS from [Credit Suisse](/org/credit-suisse), where he was CEO International Wealth Management from 2015 to 2019 and CFO Private Banking & Wealth Management from 2013 to 2015. Prior to that, he worked for Ernst & Young (EY), Switzerland, which he joined in 2001. At EY he was Managing Partner Assurance and Advisory Services – Financial Services, as well as being a member of the Swiss management committee from 2011 to 2013. Before that, from 2009 to 2011, he held the position of Industry Lead Partner Banking and Capital Markets, Switzerland and EMEA Private Banking. Mr. Khan holds an Advanced Master of International Business Law degree (LLM) from the [University of Zurich](/org/university-of-zurich). In addition, he is a Certified Financial Analyst, a Swiss Certified Public Accountant and a Swiss Certified Trustee.

Iqbal Khan

Christian Bluhm became a member of the GEB and was appointed Group Chief Risk Officer of UBS Group AG and UBS AG in January 2016. He joined UBS from FMS Wertmanagement, where he had been Chief Risk & Financial Officer since 2010 and Spokesman of the Executive Board from 2012 to 2015. From 2004 to 2009, he worked for [Credit Suisse](/org/credit-suisse), where he was Managing Director responsible for Credit Risk Management in Switzerland and Private Banking worldwide. Mr. Bluhm was Head of Credit Portfolio Management until 2008 and then Head of Credit Risk Management Analytics & Instruments after the financial crisis in 2008. From 2001 to 2004, he worked for Hypovereinsbank in Munich in Group Credit Portfolio Management, heading a team that specialized in Structured Finance Analytics. Before starting his banking career with [Deutsche Bank](/org/deutsche-bank) in Credit Risk Management in 1999, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at [Cornell University](/org/cornell-university) in Ithaca and as a scientific assistant at the University of Greifswald. Mr. Bluhm holds a degree in mathematics and informatics from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and received his PhD in mathematics in 1996 from the same university.

Christian Bluhm

Suni Harford became a member of the GEB and was appointed President Asset Management of UBS Group AG and UBS AG in October 2019. She has been with UBS since 2017 and joined as Group Managing Director and Head of Investments in the Asset Management business division. Before joining UBS, Ms. Harford worked for almost 25 years at Citigroup Inc. in various senior management positions: she was Regional Head of Markets for North Americas from 2008 to 2017, with responsibility for sales, trading, origination and research across all fixed income, currencies, commodities, equities and municipal businesses. She was also a member of Citi's Pension Plan Investment Committee and a Director on the Board of Citibank Canada. From 2004 to 2008, Ms. Harford was Global Head of Fixed Income Research and from 1995 to 2004, Co-Head Debt Capital Markets, Origination, Financial Institutions Group. She started her career as an investment banker at Merrill Lynch & Co in 1988. Ms. Harford holds an MBA from Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and a bachelor’s degree in physics and mathematics from [Denison University](/org/denison-university), Ohio.

Suni Harford

Jeanette Wong was elected to the BoD of UBS AG and UBS Group AG at the 2019 AGM. She has been a member of the Audit Committee since 2019. Jeanette Wong was group executive responsible for the Institutional Banking business at the Singapore-based DBS Group from 2008 to March 2019, encompassing Corporate Banking, Global Transaction Services, Strategic Advisory and Mergers & Acquisitions. Previously, she served as chief financial officer of the DBS Group between 2003 and 2008. Ms. Wong has spent more than 30 years working in different senior management roles within the financial industry in Singapore. She started her career in 1982 with positions at Banque Paribas and Citibank, before helping to build up JP Morgan’s Asia and emerging markets business over a sixteen-year career with the firm. She holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a BA in business administration from the [National University of Singapore](/org/national-university-of-singapore).

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