A longtime Credit Suisse banker who later moved to UBS joins Swiss private bank EFG International as head of legal and compliance.
Maria Leistner will take over as global head of legal and compliance at EFG International in early November 2022, according to the Swiss private bank announced Thursday, reporting directly to CEO Giorgio Pradelli.
Leistner succeeds Vassiliki Dimitrakopoulou, who had held the role on an interim basis since April 2022.
Quintet Tenure
Leistner most recently served as group chief legal officer and member of the executive committee at Quintet Private Bank, where she led the compliance, legal, and data protection functions.
Between 2016 and 2019, she held senior legal positions at UBS in Zurich – including General Counsel Global Wealth Management. Before that, she spent over ten years at Credit Suisse in a variety of senior roles, including General Counsel International Wealth Management in Zurich and General Counsel EMEA and Co-General Counsel for the Investment Bank in London.
She is a qualified solicitor in England and Wales and a member of the New York bar, gaining experience in large British and American law firms before switching to the banking industry.
