Stefan Bollinger
Stefan Bollinger | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | Switzerland |
| Education | CFA Institute Winterthur Business School |
| Occupation | Chief Executive Officer |
| Employer | Julius Baer Group |
| Organization(s) | Royal Academy of Arts, London |
| Term | January 2025 - |
| Predecessor | Nic Dreckmann |
| Board member of | Trustees of the London School of Architecture AllChild |
Stefan Bollinger (born 1974) is a Swiss banker, who is the current chief executive officer (CEO) of Julius Baer Group.[1][2][3]
Career
[edit]Stefan Bollinger started his career at Zürcher Kantonalbank as a Interest Rate Derivatives Trader from 1993 - 1996, later joining Finex with the role of Derivatives Sales, before moving to JPMorgan Chase in London in 1999.[4][5]
Afterwards, he joined Goldman Sachs in 2004, where he stayed for 20 years. He held both the positions of Head of Switzerland and Co-Head of Global Sale Strategies & Structuring there. Later on, Bollinger was appointed Co-Head of Private Wealth Management in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region in February 2019.[6][7] During his tenure there, he assisted in the upgrading of Goldman's Zurich Office,[8] while also having doubled assets under management over the past five years.[9]
In July of last year, he was appointed to the role of chief executive officer of Julius Baer, his current role.[10][11][12] This was after the then CEO, Philipp Rickenbache, was ousted after the bank lost 586 million Swiss Francs on loan to the collapsed property firm Signa, with Nic Dreckmann acting as the temporary CEO for the time being.[13][3]
On the 9th of January this year, Stefan Bollinger started his work at Julius Baer.[14] He has introduced several different measures within the company from his time at Goldman Sachs, such as reducing the size of the executive board from 15 to 5,[15] a streamlined regional setup and the formation of a new global wealth management committee and global products & solutions unit, along with electing ex-HSBC CEO Noel Quinn as Board Chair in May. Through further efficiency measures, he hopes to cut costs amounting to 130 million Swiss francs ($159 million) by 2028.[16]
Chairmanships and Board Memberships
[edit]In January 2024, Stefan Bollinger was appointed as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the London School of Architecture.[17]
He is also a trustee of the Royal Academy of Arts in London,[18] and a board member of AllChild, a charitable foundation promoting social equality. [19]
Awards and Recognition
[edit]Spears Wealth Management Survey featured Bollinger in the Notable Power List in 2024.[9]
Stefan was named the "Personality of the Year" at the SRP 2023 Europe Awards[20]
References
[edit]- ^ "Julius Baer's Incoming CEO to Start Job in January". finews.asia. 21 November 2024. Archived from the original on 10 Jan 2025. Retrieved 10 Jan 2025.
- ^ "Stefan Bollinger Profile". Julius Baer. Archived from the original on 10 Jan 2025. Retrieved 10 Jan 2025.
- ^ a b Illien, Noele; Stamm, Levin (9 Jan 2025). "Julius Baer's New CEO Bollinger Takes On Day-One Growth Test". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 11 Jan 2025. Retrieved 11 Jan 2025.
- ^ July 2024, 24th (2024-07-24). "Swiss wealth manager Julius Baer names Goldman Sachs exec Stefan Bollinger as new CEO - FinTech Futures: Fintech news". www.fintechfutures.com. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Stefan Bollinger, LinkedIn". LinkedIn. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Goldman Sachs: Höhere Weihen für den Schweiz-Chef". finews.ch (in German). 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
- ^ "Goldman Sachs replaces co-head of PWM in EMEA". TheWealthNet. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "Goldman Sachs Upgrades in Zurich". finews.com. 2019-02-08. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
- ^ a b "Spears 500". Retrieved 2025-03-08.
- ^ Walker, Owen (2024-07-23). "Julius Baer names Goldman Sachs executive Stefan Bollinger as chief". Financial Times. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
- ^ "Julius Baer appoints Stefan Bollinger as Chief Executive Officer". Julius Baer. July 23, 2024. Archived from the original on 10 Jan 2025. Retrieved 10 Jan 2025.
- ^ Revill, John (23 July 2024). "Swiss bank Julius Baer taps Goldman Sachs executive as CEO". Reuters. Archived from the original on 23 July 2024. Retrieved 11 Jan 2025.
- ^ Illien, Noele (February 1, 2024). "Julius Baer replaces CEO, exits private debt after Signa hit". Reuters. Archived from the original on 3 Feb 2024. Retrieved 10 Jan 2025.
- ^ "Julius Baer's Incoming CEO to Start Job in January". finews.asia. 2024-11-21. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ^ "Julius Baer announces 400 job cuts, executive board revamp". The Business Times. 2025-02-03. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
- ^ "Julius Baer Unveils New Financial Targets and Strategy". finews.asia. 2025-06-03. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ Hussey, Rose (2023-11-29). "STEFAN BOLLINGER APPOINTED AS CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES". The London School of Architecture. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
- ^ "The Royal Academy Trust". The Royal Academy Of Arts. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "Julius Bär Appoints Goldman Sachs Manager as CEO". finews.com. 2024-07-23. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
- ^ "SRP Europe 2023 Personality of the Year - Stefan Bollinger". structuredretailproducts.com. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
