Zurich; May 19, 2020: Quintet Switzerland, a member of Quintet Private Bank, announced today the composition of its leadership team.
Serving both domestic and international clients, Quintet Switzerland is led by CEO Emmanuel Fievet, who earlier served as CEO and Head of International Private Banking at Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse). Fievet leads an eight-member Executive Committee in Switzerland that also includes:
- Anke Werner: Chief Operating Officer
Reflecting her 20 years of experience at leading banks and insurance companies, Chief Operating Officer Anke Werner has a broad mandate at Quintet Switzerland, covering Operations, IT, Real Estate and Marketing. In close collaboration with Group COO Colin Price, her priorities include driving the implementation of the Swiss firm’s digital roadmap, as well as establishing efficient and sustainable front-to-back processes.
- Dirk Dillinger: Chief Financial Officer
With nearly two decades of experience, Chief Financial Officer Dirk Dillinger will establish and strengthen the firm’s key finance functions, including accounting, financial and regulatory reporting, and business analytics. In that regard, he works in close collaboration with partners in group functions – including Group CFO Nicholas Harvey – auditors and regulatory bodies to support the management team with strategic advice that will help drive sustained growth.
- Stephan Matti: Head of Europe International & Group Head of Financial Intermediaries
As Head of Europe International, Stephan Matti is focused on building a team serving European end clients who wish to book assets in Switzerland. In his capacity as Group Head of Financial Intermediaries, he also defines and oversees the execution of group-wide strategy to grow the firm’s financial intermediaries business, working closely with Quintet affiliates to meet the complex needs of FIMs and their end clients.
- Clemens Lansing: Co-Group Head of Global Products & Solutions
Formerly Head of Investments and member of the Executive Committee at Bank am Bellevue, Clemens Lansing serves alongside Bryan Crawford as Co-Group Head of Global Products & Solutions. At Quintet Switzerland, he oversees the buildout of the firm’s offering across wealth planning, investing, lending, and banking products and solutions.
- Thomas Siegenthaler: Chief Risk Officer & Group Chief Credit Risk Officer
Thomas Siegenthaler brings more than three decades of international experience to the role of Chief Risk Officer at Quintet Switzerland. Working with Group Chief Risk Officer Anthony Swings and a European network of experts, he ensures that the firm manages risk appropriately and turns that into a competitive advantage.
- Eva Selamlar: Head of Legal & Secretary to the Board
Drawing upon many years in senior positions in corporate law, private practice and the wealth management industry, Head of Legal Eva Selamlar understands the complexity of Swiss and international private banking. In addition to contributing her technical acumen, she engages in close dialogue with the relevant subject-matter experts at Quintet, serving as a business enabler and strategic advisor to the firm. As Secretary to the Board, she provides sound corporate governance advice for the effective running of the Board.
- Christine Kennedy: Chief Compliance Officer
Building on her international experience in banking and consulting, and leveraging her degrees in law and taxation, Head of Compliance Christine Kennedy partners with colleagues from across Quintet to ensure that the firm can be proud of both the business it does and how it does business in Switzerland and across the group.
“My Executive Committee colleagues and I are very proud to be part of Quintet Switzerland,” said Fievet. “Our ambition is to introduce a new and different kind of private bank, founded upon a culture of partnership – where nothing is more important than doing the right thing for the individuals and families we serve.
“We have built a team of experienced, aligned and motivated professionals to lead the firm on our long-term journey. The composition of our team reflects our ambition to grow in the right way, combining the agility that comes with smaller size with the group’s financial resources and reach.”
