Vontobel co-CEO to lead Swiss wealth banks association

Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Tue, June 23, 2026 astatine 6:56 AM CDT 1 min read

Georg Schubiger, the co-chief enforcement of Vontobel, has been chosen to pb the Association of Swiss Asset and Wealth Management Banks (VAV), replacing Giorgio Pradelli of EFG International.

Pradelli is owed to go president of the Swiss Bankers Association.

Stefan Bollinger, main enforcement of Bank Julius Bär & Co, was selected arsenic the group's adjacent vice-president.

Alexander Classen, president of the committee astatine EFG International, and Marcel Rohner, vice-chairman of the committee astatine Union Bancaire Privée (UBP), were besides elected to the board.

The changes are scheduled to instrumentality effect connected 18 September 2026.

Schubiger has served arsenic VAV vice-president since 2024.

The relation said Schubiger and Bollinger person extended planetary absorption acquisition successful banking, with a absorption connected wealthiness management, and are acquainted with the home and overseas issues affecting Swiss backstage banking.

Pradelli has been progressive with the committee since 2019 and has led the relation for the past 2 years.

The connection besides referred to Guy de Picciotto, noting his 25 years connected the VAV committee and his relation during a play of large alteration for the sector.

The caller VAV President said: "Switzerland is recognised worldwide for the prime and trustworthiness of its wealthiness management. To guarantee this remains the case, we request palmy marketplace participants, welltrained professionals, an openness to caller technologies, and a regulatory model that creates stableness portion guaranteeing planetary competitiveness. I americium committed to contributing towards these objectives unneurotic with my colleagues."

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