Urs Rohner

Update 16:55  Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Urs Rohner, currently vice-chairman of the board of Credit Suisse, has been named the new chairman, effective in April 2011, the bank announced Thursday 11 December. Rohner, 50, will take over from Hans-Ulrich Doerig, 69, who has agreed to stay on as chairman during what the board called a “challenging time” in the bank’s history.

Rohner has held several executive positions at the bank, including chief operating officer of Credit Suisse AG. He has been with the bank since 2004 and previously worked for a law firm and media company in Zurich. He has a law degree from Zurich University and was admitted to the bar in Zurich and later New York in the US.

He is also well-known in Swiss banking circles for standing out from the crowd: he is a fan of Formula 1 racing and a member of the board of the Zurich Opera. He is often seen at cultural and social events with his glamorous model and actress partner, Nadja Schildknecht, one of the founders of the Zurich Film Festival.

The festival has recently been in the news because its special guest in September was to be film director Roman Polanski, arrested at Zurich Airport s he arrived for the festival.

Links to other sites: Blick (Ger), Reuters

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