Stefan Bollinger (born 1974) is a Swiss banker, who is the current chief executive officer (CEO) of

Julius Baer Group Julius Baer Group Ltd. (German: ''Julius Bär Gruppe AG'') is a Swiss multinational private banking and financial services firm headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Specializing in wealth management, investment advisory services, real estate fi ...

Career

Stefan Bollinger started his career at

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, later on moving to

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in London. Afterwards, he joined

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in 2004, where he stayed as a partner for 14 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. During his tenure there, he assisted in the upgrading of Goldman's Zurich Office, while also having doubled assets under management over the past five years. In July of last year, he was appointed to the role of chief executive officer of Julius Baer, his current role. 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. On the 9th of January this year, Stefan Bollinger started his work at Julius Baer. He has introduced new cost cutting measures within the company, reducing the size of the executive board from 15 to 5, and cutting 400 jobs located mainly within Switzerland.

Chairmanships and Board Memberships

In January 2024, Stefan Bollinger was appointed as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the

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. He is also a trustee of the Royal Academy of Arts in London, and a board member of AllChild, a charitable foundation promoting social equality.

Awards and Recognition

Spears Wealth Management Survey featured Bollinger in the Notable Power List in 2024. Stefan was named the "Personality of the Year" at th
SRP 2023 Europe Awards
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References

External Links

Curriculum vitae on Julius Baer
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