The veteran banker had repositioned the business with Swiss private clients under Brady Dougan. After a spell away from Credit Suisse, he’s now back at the bank, but in a new role.
Credit Suisse reported the new setup of the board of its Swiss unit after today’s annual general meeting. Ex-CEO Tidjane Thiam left the committee, as did ex-board member Alexander Gut.
They have been replaced by new CEO Thomas Gottstein and Christoph Brunner.
Returning to the Fold
Brunner’s is a surprising comeback. He had become something of a Credit Suisse veteran with 18 years of loyal service in several high-ranking positions. When the bank in 2015 fell under the spell of Thiam, Brunner left.
Before, he had been chief financial officer (2006 through 2011), chief operating officer at the private banking division and head of Swiss private clients.
Investor and Fintech Adviser
His imprint was most keenly felt at the Swiss bank, where he had repositioned the business and implemented a serious of projects, such as Credit Suisse Invest, Bonviva and Hypocenter. They were mostly focused on a greater standardization of services, which wasn’t universally welcomed within the bank.
When he left, he worked both as a fintech adviser and as a private market investor.
Back at the Swiss unit of Credit Suisse – this time as a member of the board – Brunner will again oversee a business that is working on further standardization and digitization – Direktbank.
The Board Members
The board of the Swiss unit of Credit Suisse includes the following members:
- Peter Derendinger (Chairman)
- Patrizia Pesenti (Vice-Chairwoman)
- Christian Camenzind (Chair of Risk Committee)
- Christoph Brunner (Chair of Audit Committee)
- Thomas Gottstein
- Andreas N. Koopmann
- Urs Rohner
