A veteran of Credit Suisse's Asian wealth arm is returning to Europe to take a top job at the Swiss bank's domestic private banking arm, finews.asia has learned.
The Zurich-based bank is naming Christian Huber as the operating chief of its private and wealth management client arm in Switzerland, effective next month, according to an internal memo seen by finews.asia. Huber succeeds Robert Wagner, who advanced to operating chief of the wider Swiss unit late last year in a shake-up.
Huber is the operating chief of Credit Suisse's private bank in Asia, where he has spent the bulk of his 15-year career with the bank. Most recently, the 41-year-old was instrumental in rolling out the Swiss bank's digital offering for wealthy clients.
Working in Japan
He also worked at Credit Suisse's wealth arm in Japan, where he was part of the 2011 acquisition of HSBC's private bank as a launchpad for the Swiss bank's own onshore activities.
He will move from Singapore to Zurich for the Swiss job, which oversees Credit Suisse's retail and private banking activities in Switzerland. He will report to Serge Fehr, head of the unit.
Apprentice to Academic
Huber began his career as an apprentice at French insurer Axa, later earning a business diploma as well as a master's in finance. He also spent three years with UBS.
In Asia, he will be replaced by Alain Bernasconi from next month, as finews.asia also reported. The changes come shortly after Credit Suisse named Francois Monnet and Benjamin Cavalli as private banking chiefs for North Asia and South Asia, respectively.
