Marcel Rohner (banker)
Marcel Rohner | |
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| Born | September 4, 1964 Aarau, Switzerland |
| Occupation(s) | Banker, entrepreneur |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
| Known for | Former Group CEO of UBS AG; Chairman of Swiss Bankers Association |
Marcel Rohner (born 4 September 1964) is a prominent Swiss banker and entrepreneur. He held the position of group chief executive officer (Group CEO) at UBS AG from 6 July 2007 until 26 February 2009, and was a member of the group executive board from October 2007 until his departure. Since 2016, Rohner has occupied the role of vice president at Union Bancaire Privée, and beginning in 2021, he has served as chairman of the Swiss Bankers Association. He is closely associated with Thomas Matter and owns a 5% share in Helvetische Bank AG.
Early life and education
Born in Aarau, Switzerland, to Hans and Helen (née Kraus) Rohner, Marcel grew up in Küttigen. His mother was involved with the District Court Aarau and was a member of the Christian Democratic People's Party. He completed his Matura Typus E at Old Cantonal School Aarau before earning a doctorate in Economics from the University of Zurich. Between 1990 and 1992, he worked as a research and teaching assistant at the university’s Institute for Empirical Research in Economics.
Career
From 1993 to 1998, Rohner was employed at the Investment Banking division of Swiss Bank Corporation, where he advanced to Head of Market Risk Control Europe in 1995. In 1998, he transitioned to Warburg Dillon Read as Head of Market Risk Control and was promoted to Group Chief Risk Officer in 1999.
Rohner assumed the role of COO and deputy CEO for UBS Switzerland’s Private Banking Unit in 2001. Between 2002 and 2007, he acted as CEO of Wealth Management & Business Banking, becoming chairman in 2004. In January 2006, he was elevated to Deputy Group CEO. Rohner stepped down from UBS AG on 26 February 2009, with Oswald Grübel succeeding him as CEO. He held the position of vice chairman at the Swiss Bankers Association until 2008 and also served as vice chairman on the board of trustees for The Swiss Finance Institute.
In 2013, the Banking Standards Commission censured Rohner for exhibiting "staggering ignorance" concerning the manipulation of Libor rates.
Since 2016, he has been vice president at Union Bancaire Privée. Rohner took on the chairmanship of the Swiss Bankers Association in 2021. Moreover, he leads Warteck Invest AG and Löwenfeld AG as chairman and sits on the board of CBI Holding SA.
Personal life
Rohner resides in Aarau, Switzerland with his wife and their two children.