Private bank EFG International announced several departures from its supervisory board. An experienced banker is moving up from management ranks to the Board of Directors.
EFG International announced Tuesday that Maria Leistner will be proposed to shareholders for membership to the board of directors of the Zurich-based private bank, succeeding Steven Jacobs, who is not standing for re-election at the annual general meeting in April 2023.
Also not standing for re-election is Susanne Brandenberger will also not stand for re-election, with her successor to be announced in due course.
Boris Collardi on Board
In July, EFG announced Peter Fanconi was leaving at the end of October for personal reasons to be replaced as chairman by Alexander Classen in November, as finews.com reported. At an extraordinary general meeting last month, Boris Collardi, former CEO of private bank Julius Baer and ex-partner of Geneva-based competitor Pictet, was also elected to the board.
Leistner was to have taken over the function of Global Head of Legal & Compliance in November, replacing Vassiliki Dimitrakopoulou, who performed the role on an interim basis.
Interim to Permanent
The former Quintet manager is making the jump straight to the board of directors, while Dimitrakopoulou becomes permanently responsible for legal and compliance issues.
In addition, the head of human resources Ioanna Archimandriti has been appointed as a member of EFG's Global Business Committee, effective today. She also served as head of transformation and as chief of staff to the CEO.
