Camille Vial, Mirabaud partner
«We've taken extensive measures since the COVID-19 crisis broke out. Working from home is one of them, and our teams work on rotation so that the physical presence in our offices is reduced to a minimum. We hope that the situation calms down in several weeks and we can return to normal. But we're prepared for all possible scenarios.»
Yves Robert-Charrue, Julius Baer head Switzerland and EMEA
«The corona crisis requires flexibility from all of us – unthinkable a short while ago, the majority of our employees now work from home. It's impressive how quickly we have become accustomed to the extraordinary situation and arranged ourselves with working from home.»
Stephan Zwahlen, Maerki Baumann CEO
«The crisis coincides with the birth of our second daughter. It's nice to be close to family in times like these. I'm impressed with how seamlessly our bank works in remote mode. The contact to clients and employees shifted fairly quickly to digital channels. It also releases creative juices for innovative business ideas.»
Jakob Stott, Quintet (ex-KBL) CEO
The Danish executive and ex-UBS private banker only recently took over at the helm of Quintet, after the death of CEO Juerg Zeltner. The coronavirus crisis comes as Quintet, bankrolled by the ruling al-Thani family of Qatar, mounts a reinvention as a European wealth manager.
Zeno Staub, Vontobel CEO
The long-standing Vontobel boss is also partly working from home, as the image illustrates. CEO Zeno Staub didn't want to pose but told finews.com «while the coronavirus roils markets, our portfolio managers are here to let our client know their views of the current situation.»
