Robert Karofsky, Martin Blessing, Axel Lehmann, Hubertus Kuelps (from left, Linkedin)
Dienstag, 30. April 2019 11:28
Martin Blessing's «Mission Possible» Run
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martin blessing's «mission possible» run. martin blessing co-runs the world's largest private bank, but after a team marathon with other top ubs executives, the german banker admits running isn't his forte. «we did it!»: martin blessing was jubilant in a linkedin post (pictured below) on monday. the private banker feted his team's running of zurich's marathon on sunday – and made clear that being there, as opposed to winning, was everything. the co-chief of ubs' flagship private bank ran the 42.2-kilometer distance together ab «ubs mission possible» team of swiss boss axel lehmann, investment bank co-head robert karofsky, and communications and branding boss hubertus kuelps. «slow performance». «ubs mission possible» finished in 869th place, of 990 total teams. blessing thanked his team «for putting up with my slow performance». the german banker ran the longest distance of the four top executives: 17.5 kilometers in one hour and 59 minutes. lehmann completed his 12.7 km in one hour and five minutes, karofsky absolved 8 km in just over 45 minutes, and kuelps rounded out the marathon with 4 km in 20 minutes. that made kuelps five minutes faster than christine novakovic, who runs ubs' private bank in europa, the middle east, and africa: she needed 25 minutes for the same distance, and her team, «christl and the research runners», landed in 910th place. outrunning credit suisse. the fastest ubs team, «ubs am bellringers», won 15th place place, which was faster than credit suisse's top team, «cs speedy gonzales», which finished in 111th place. ubs said it raised 32,000 swiss francs ($32,626) for its optimus charitable foundation. blessing said he'll be back next year – and promised to «do a lot more training!» until then. he could ask his wife, dorothee blessing, the head of j.p. morgan in germany which hosts a 5.6 km race through frankfurt's city center every june. last year, she outran a «fit hack» from the «financial times », who said «she leaves me in a trail of dust, her blonde ponytail swallowed up at the very front of the 60,000-plus posse dashing through the city centre.».
Martin Blessing's «Mission Possible» Run
Martin Blessing co-runs the world's largest private bank, but after a team marathon with other top UBS executives, the German banker admits running isn't his forte.
«We did it!»: Martin Blessing was jubilant in a Linkedin post (pictured below) on Monday. The private banker feted his team's running of Zurich's marathon on Sunday – and made clear that being there, as opposed to winning, was everything.
The co-chief of UBS' flagship private bank ran the 42.2-kilometer distance together ab «UBS mission possible» team of Swiss boss Axel Lehmann, investment bank co-head Robert Karofsky, and communications and branding boss Hubertus Kuelps.
«Slow Performance»
«UBS mission possible» finished in 869th place, of 990 total teams. Blessing thanked his team «for putting up with my slow performance». The German banker ran the longest distance of the four top executives: 17.5 kilometers in one hour and 59 minutes.
Lehmann completed his 12.7 km in one hour and five minutes, Karofsky absolved 8 km in just over 45 minutes, and Kuelps rounded out the marathon with 4 km in 20 minutes. That made Kuelps five minutes faster than Christine Novakovic, who runs UBS' private bank in Europa, the Middle East, and Africa: she needed 25 minutes for the same distance, and her team, «Christl and the Research Runners», landed in 910th place.
Outrunning Credit Suisse
The fastest UBS team, «UBS AM Bellringers», won 15th place place, which was faster than Credit Suisse's top team, «CS Speedy Gonzales», which finished in 111th place. UBS said it raised 32,000 Swiss francs ($32,626) for its Optimus charitable foundation. Blessing said he'll be back next year – and promised to «do a lot more training!» until then.
He could ask his wife, Dorothee Blessing, the head of J.P. Morgan in Germany which hosts a 5.6 km race through Frankfurt's city center every June. Last year, she outran a «fit hack» from the «Financial Times», who said «she leaves me in a trail of dust, her blonde ponytail swallowed up at the very front of the 60,000-plus posse dashing through the city centre.»
