The Association's Board represents the standpoint of the foreign banks with regard to political, economic, legal and regulatory matters, and takes public position on topical issues. Day-to-day business matters are handled by the Association Secretariat. The Association is represented in the various organs, commissions and working groups of national bodies by officers of the member institutes, whose work is supported by the Association Secretariat.
AFBS Board
Heinrich Henckel
President
Chief Executive Officer
LGT Bank (Switzerland) Ltd.
Adrian Nösberger
Vice President
Chief Executive Officer
Schroder & Co Bank Ltd
Alexander Classen
Vice President
CEO & Country Head Switzerland
HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA
Mauro De Stefani
Treasurer
Chief Executive Officer
Banca Popolare di Sondrio (Suisse) SA
Monique Vialatou
Member
Chief Executive Officer, Country Manager Switzerland
BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA
Alfonso Gomez
Member
Chief Executive Officer
BBVA (Suiza) SA
Peter Gabriele
Member
Chief Executive Officer
J.P. Morgan (Suisse) SA
Anne Marion-Bouchacourt
Member
Chief Country Officer
Société Générale Switzerland, Chairman SGPrivate Banking Switzerland, CEO
SGCIB Swiss Branch, Genève et Zürich
Daniel Belfer
Member
Chief Executive Officer
Bank J. Safra Sarasin Ltd.
Elzbieta Czetwertynska
Member
Citi Country Officer
Citibank N.A., Zurich Branch, Zürich
AFBS Secretariat
Association of Foreign Banks in Switzerland, Secretariat:Raoul Oliver Würgler
Florian Specht
Scientific Advisor
Elisabel Lopez
Bodies
The Association of Foreign Banks in Switzerland is represented by its member banks in various bodies of the Swiss Bankers' Association, the Swiss Funds Association and the authorities. Please find below a list of our representatives in the main bodies.
Association of Foreign Banks in Switzerland
Board
Heinrich Henckel, President; Chief Executive Officer, LGT Bank (Schweiz) AG
Adrian Nösberger, Vice President; Chief Executive Officer, Schroder & Co Bank AG
Alexander Classen, Vice President; CEO & Country Head Switzerland, HSBC Bank (Suisse) SA
Mauro de Stefani, Treasurer; Chief Executive Officer, Banca Popolare di Sondrio (Suisse) SA
Monique Vialatou, Member; Chief Executive Officer, Country Manager Switzerland, BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA
Alfonso Gomez, Member; Chief Executive Officer, BBVA (Suiza) SA
Peter Gabriele, Member; Chief Executive Officer, J.P. Morgan (Suisse) SA
Anne Marion-Bouchacourt, Member; Chief Country Officer Société Générale Switzerland, Chairman SGPrivate Banking Switzerland, CEO
SGCIB Swiss Branch, Genève et Zürich
Daniel Belfer, Member; Chief Executive Officer, Bank J. Safra Sarasin Ltd.
Elzbieta Czetwertynska, Member; Citi Country Officer, Citibank N.A., Zurich Branch, Zürich
Honorary Chairman
Alfredo Gysi
Auditors
Gabriele Domenighetti, Internal Auditor, BANCA DEL SEMPIONE SA
Silvio Fischer, Risk Manager, Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (Suisse) SA
Guy Teulings, Head Group Consolidation & Reporting, Habib Bank AG Zurich
Swiss Bankers’ Association
Committee of the Governing Board
Heinrich Henckel, LGT Bank (Schweiz) AG
Adrian Nösberger, Schroder & Co Bank AG
Alexander Classen, HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA
Governing Board
Heinrich Henckel, LGT Bank (Schweiz) AG
Steering Group Asset Management
Andreas Markwalder, Schroder Investment Management (Switzerland) AG
Steering Group Capital Markets
Nick Bossart, J.P. Morgan Securities plc, London
Steering Group Private Banking
Heinrich Henckel, LGT Bank (Schweiz) AG
Steering Group Retail Banking
Mauro de Stefani, Banca Popolare di Sondrio (Suisse) SA
Training Commission
Raoul Würgler, Association of Foreign Banks in Switzerland
Commission on Legal & Compliance
René Schwab, Goldman Sachs Bank AG
Commission on Financial Market Regulation and Accounting
Dieter Semling, LGT Bank (Schweiz) AG
Commission on Tax Matters
Bernhard Schopper, HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA
Expert committee on Information Security & Cyber Defence
Didier Kreutter, Bank J. Safra Sarasin AG
SIX Group
Board of Directors
Soren Mose, independent (Board Member of a Foreign Bank)
SIX Regulatory Board
vacant
Cash Market Advisory Board of the SIX Swiss Exchange
Stefan Zimmermann, BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA
Other Associations and Institutions
Deposit Protection (Board)
Maria-Antonella Bino, Sygnum Bank AG
Employers' Association of the Banks in Switzerland (Board)
Gottlieb Prack, LGT Bank (Schweiz) AG
Swiss Finance Institute SFI (Board)
Adrian Nösberger, Schroder & Co Bank AG
Asset Management Association (Board)
Markus Steiner, State Street Bank GmbH, München, Zweigniederlassung Zurich
Fondation Genève Place Financière
Jean-François Deroche, CA Indosuez (Switzerland) SA
Peter Gabriele, J.P. Morgan (Suisse) SA