He held a leadership position at Credit Suisse for many years. Now, he is an author: Andreas Russenberger talks in the «Summer Talk» by finews.com about the downfall of the once-great bank, the doubts of an author, and how he avoided a mishap during his job interview at CS.
He sympathized with his former colleagues and regretted that such an old brand could suddenly disappear: «The decline of Credit Suisse (CS) affected me deeply,» says author Andreas Russenberger in the «Summer Talk», a podcast by finews.com.
The «Summer Talk» is a conversation series with prominent figures, recorded in the garden of the Enja restaurant in Zurich. finews.com editor-in-chief Dominik Buholzer talks with them about the Swiss financial center as well as private, social and political topics.
Andreas Russenberger previously worked at CS, where he led global wealth management and managed a team of 300 people.
Today, he writes books with titles like «Paradeplatz», «Executive Board», «Bahnhofstrasse» and «Langstrasse.» This summer, his latest book called «Bellevue» was released.
In the podcast, Russenberger talks about his time at CS. He explains how doubt continually drives him to excel. He also shares how Tipp-Ex helped him out of a tight spot during his job interview at CS.