The Swiss unit of Banque Internationale à Luxembourg is adding two executives to its management team. They are joining from Julius Baer and Union Bancaire Privée.
Hartmut Vollmer was appointed head of wealth management growth markets at BIL Suisse and will start in his new role in April 2021, according to a statement from the company on Monday. The growth markets are China, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Vollmer will also become a member of the executive committee.
Vollmer comes from Union Bancaire Privée (UBP), where he was head of the Eastern Europe team. He also was a member of the management committee since 2011. Before his time with UBP, Vollmer worked at ABN Amro.
BIL Suisse also announced the appointment of Tobias Kamber (above) as general counsel, starting in January. He will also sit on the executive committee of the bank. He has more than 16 years of experience in legal, risk and compliance affairs in private banking in Switzerland and Hong Kong.
Before joining BIL Suisse, he was deputy general counsel private banking at Julius Baer and head of the legal team in private banking for Switzerland and the EMEA countries. Kamber started his career in private banking in 2004 as legal counsel of Clariden, before joining Julius Baer in 2007.
As a third major personnel appointment, the bank also announced that Ralph Ebert (above), its chief compliance officer, will become a member of the executive starting January 1, 2021.
Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL), founded in 1856, is the oldest multi-business bank of the Grand Duchy and today is under the ownership of China-based Legend Holdings. BIL has more than 2,000 members of staff, working in branches in Luxembourg, Switzerland, Denmark, the Middle East and China.
