Urs Baumann

Urs Baumann was appointed member of the Executive Board as of 1 June 2022 und has been CEO of Zürcher Kantonalbank since 1 September 2022. Urs Baumann has many years of national and international management experience as a Board member, a Group CEO and a managing director. He began his career as a consultant at McKinsey & Company in Zurich in 1993. From 1998 onwards, he acquired professional experience in the financial and banking sector through roles at Swisscard in Horgen, Barclays Bank PLC in London, Lindorff Group in Oslo und Bellevue Group AG in Küsnacht. In 2015, Urs Baumann co-founded Blue Earth Capital AG in Zug (formerly PG Impact Investments AG), which he headed until March 2022.

Urs Baumann holds a Master of Arts from the University of St. Gallen (HSG) and an MBA from Booth School of Business, University of Chicago. Urs Baumann is a member of the Board of Directors of the Swiss Bankers Association, member of the Board of the Association of Swiss Cantonal Banks and member of the Board of Zürcher Volkswirtschaftlichen Gesellschaft.