Ulrich Körner

Ulrich Körner
Born October 25, 1962
Nationality Germany,
Switzerland
Education University of St. Gallen
Occupation CEO Global Asset Management,
CEO UBS Group EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa)
Board member of
 UBS (Group Executive Board),
Swiss Bankers Association,
Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz,
Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce (Financial Service Chapter Board),
University of Zurich (Advisory Board of the Department of Banking and Finance)

Ulrich Körner (born on October 25, 1962 in Germany) is a German-Swiss business person. He is the Chief Executive Officer Global Asset Management, Chief Executive Officer UBS Group EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and a member of the Group Executive Board of UBS.[1][2] He is also the Vice Chairman of the Committee of the Governing Board of the Swiss Bankers Association.

Education

Körner holds a Master of Arts and a Ph.D in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.[1]

He completed his Doctoral studies (from 1988 to 1993) and received a PhD. in business administration (Dr.oec) from the University of St.Gallen for Business Administration, Economics, Law and Social Sciences, after having graduated with a degree in Business Administration (lic.oec.) majoring in Banking (from 1983 to 1988, at the University of St. Gallen).[3]

From 1980 to 1983, Körner attended Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz, Zuoz and acquired a Swiss school-leaving certificate (Matura, type B), after having received a German school-leaving certificate (Abitur) from Ludwigsgymnasium (grammar school) in Saarbrücken, Germany which he attended from 1973 to 1980.[4]

Career

In 1989, Körner began his professional career as an auditor with Price Waterhouse, Zurich. From 1993 to 1998, he was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company in Zurich.[1]

Körner joined Credit Suisse as Chief Financial Officer for Switzerland in 1998. He then became Head of Technology and Services in 2000 before assuming the role as Chief Financial Officer at Credit Suisse in 2002. In addition to his role as Chief Financial Officer, he was appointed Chief Operating Officer in 2004. In 2006 he became Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Switzerland. Körner served as a member of the Executive Board at Credit Suisse until he left to UBS.[5]

In April 2009, Körner joined UBS as Group Chief Operating Officer and member of the Executive Board at UBS. In his role as Group Chief Operating Officer he was responsible for the Corporate Center at UBS which consisted of 25,000 people and included Group Strategy, Human Resources, Group Technology, Group Operations, Communications and Branding, Corporate Real Estate and Administrative Services and Supply and Demand Management at that time.[6]

Körner has been Chief Executive Officer of UBS Group Europe, Middle East and Africa, comprising 29 countries, since December 2011.[7] Together with the divisional Chief Executive Officers, he is responsible for the implementation of the regional strategy and the collaboration of businesses across all divisions.[7]

In January 2014, Körner became CEO Global Asset Management and took over from John A. Fraser (businessman). Chief Financial Officer Tom Naratil, (born 1961), took on the role as Chief Operating Officer on top of his current duties.[8]

Mandates

Ulrich Körner is Vice Chairman of the Committee of the Governing Board of the Swiss Bankers Association,[9] Chairman of the Widder Hotel in Zurich and Vice President of the Board of Board of Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz. He is Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of UBS Deutschland AG, Chairman of the Foundation Board of the UBS Pension Fund, a member of the Financial Service Chapter Board of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Advisory Board of the Department of Banking and Finance at the University of Zurich [10] and a member of the business advisory council of the Laureus Foundation Switzerland.[11] He formerly served on the Board of Winterthur Group, AXA Leben AG, and AXA Versicherungen AG and as a member of the Board of Clariden Leu AG, and Bank Leu AG.[5] As UBS' representative in the Swiss Expert Commission he advised Swiss politicians on both the resolvability of the large banks and the future strategy of Switzerland's financial industry.[12]

Personal Life

Körner was born in Germany in 1962 and has both German and Swiss citizenship.[13]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "UBS AG (UBS)". Reuters (Reuters.com). Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "UBS announces changes to Group Executive Board and Corporate Center". UBS News. UBS.com. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  3. ↑ http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=5852693&ticker=FONC:SW
  4. ↑ http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=5852693&ticker=FONC:SW
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Ubs Prprty Fd Leman Resd Fon (FONC:SIX Swiss Ex)". investing.businessweek.com. investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "UBS reorganisiert das Corporate Center". www.finews.ch. www.finews.ch. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Logutenkova, Elena. "UBS Names Lofts Chief Risk Officer, Replacing Miskovic After Trading Loss". Bloomberg. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "UBS Names Ulrich Koerner to Head Asset Management Unit". Bloomberg.
  9. ↑ "The Board of Directors and the Committee of the Board of Directors". Swiss Bankers Association. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  10. ↑ "Institut für Banking und Finance". Universität Zürich. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  11. ↑ "Business Advisory Board of the Laureus Foundation Switzerland" (PDF). Laureus Foundation Switzerland Business Advisory Board of the Laureus Foundation Switzerland. Laureus Foundation Switzerland. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  12. ↑ "Die Expertenkommission «Too big to fail» hat eine deutliche Anhebung der minimalen Eigenkapitalquote beschlossen. Sie geht über «Basel III» hinaus". www.nzz.ch. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  13. ↑ Baches, Zoe. "Ein stiller und ab und zu schroffer Chrampfer". www.nzz.ch. www.nzz.ch. Retrieved 11 June 2013.

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