Konrad Hummler
Konrad Hummler | |
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| Born | March 13, 1953 St. Gallen, Switzerland |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, author, former private banking professional |
| Known for | Private banking, leadership roles in Swiss banking associations and companies |
Konrad Hummler (born 13 March 1953 in St. Gallen) is a Swiss entrepreneur, author, and former private banking professional.
Early life and education
Originating from a middle-class family in St. Gallen, Hummler is the son of lawyer and ex-national councillor Alfred Hummler (1915–2010) and Verena (née Stucki). He completed his secondary education at Kantonsschule am Burggraben before obtaining a doctorate in law from the University of Zurich and later an MBA from the University of Rochester. His banking career commenced in 1981 at Swiss Bank Corporation (currently UBS), where he worked as a financial analyst and assistant to chairman Robert Holzach. In 1989, he transitioned to Wegelin & Co., ascending to Managing Partner by 1991.
Hummler's governance experience includes board membership at the Swiss Bankers Association until 2004, participation as a council member of both the Swiss National Bank and the German Stock Exchange starting in 2004, and leadership as president of the Swiss Private Bankers Association between 2008 and 2011. From 2002 to 2011, he was on the board of Neue Zürcher Zeitung, serving as its president during 2011–12 before stepping down in 2013. He also presided over the Chamber of Industry and Commerce St. Gallen-Appenzell until 2011. Since 2010, he has been a board member at Bühler Group located in Uzwil. Additionally, he leads M1 AG, a private think tank, along with Nebelspalter AG and Private Client Bank AG based in Zürich.
In his philanthropic endeavors, Hummler established and currently chairs the J. S. Bach Foundation in St. Gallen.
Private
Hummler resides in Teufen, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, with his wife Liesbeth (née Streefkerk). The couple has four daughters.
He held the rank of Colonel on the General Staff within the Swiss Armed Forces.
Works
- Versuch, Irrtum, Deutung – Anlagekommentare 1990 bis 2010. Orell Füssli, Zürich 2011, .
Literature
- Crésus: Confessions d’un banquier pourri. Librairie Arthème Fayard, Paris 2009.