Board of Directors of Zürcher Kantonalbank

Jörg Müller-Ganz (Bild: Christian Grund)

Jörg Müller-Ganz, President

Dr oec. Jörg Müller-Ganz was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2007. He joined the Committee of the Board in October 2010. From 1992 to 2010, he worked as a consultant, CEO and partner at the Helbling Group. He also lectured on the subject of corporate finance at various universities. Prior to that, he worked at Bank Vontobel and Credit Suisse. Jörg Müller-Ganz is a member of the Compensation and Personnel Committee of Zürcher Kantonalbank's Board of Directors. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Opo Oeschger AG, Kloten.

Roger Liebi, Vice President

Roger Liebi joined the Board of Directors in July 2018 and was elected to the Committee of the Board in 2019. The highly experienced senior banker and SAQ-certified director is Managing Director of Roger Liebi Management & Consulting, which specialises in executive search and management consulting for SMEs and listed companies in addition to the management of athletes. Having begun his career at UBS, Roger Liebi has since held management positions at Credit Suisse and Nordea Bank, among other organisations. Roger Liebi was a Zurich city councillor from 2002 to 2017, where he chaired the finance and audit committees. He was a member of the cantonal parliament from 2015 to 2018. During that time, he chaired the parliament's Committee for Economic Affairs and Taxes. He is a member of Zürcher Kantonalbank’s Risk Committee.

Mark Roth, Vice President

Mark Roth has been a member of the Board of Directors since 1 September 2013 and was elected to the Committee of the Board in 2022. He has been a member of the management and Head of Auditing for Budliger Treuhand AG in Zurich since 2009. From 2011 to 2014, he served as finance delegate within the Executive Committee of the SP for the city of Zurich. Prior to this, he worked for Itema (Switzerland) Ltd. in Rüti and Ernst & Young in Zurich and Amman (Jordan). He is a member of Zürcher Kantonalbank's IT Commitee, chairman and employer representative of the Management Committee of Zürcher Kantonalbank's pension fund as well as the Marienburg Foundation of Zürcher Kantonalbank.

Amr Abdelaziz, Member of the Board of Directors

Amr Abdelaziz has been a member of the Board of Directors since July 2015. He studied law at the Universities of Zurich and Geneva and completed a post-graduate degree in European law (LL.M.) at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium. The lawyer and antitrust expert advises companies on economic law matters and compliance. In addition to his professional activities, Amr Abdelaziz also served as a municipal councillor and group chairman in Opfikon. He is a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation and Personnel Committee of Zürcher Kantonalbank.

Sandra Berberat Kecerski, Member of the Board of Directors

Sandra Berberat Kecerski has been a member of the Board of Directors since February 2022. She has been a member of the Board of Directors at Goldenberg Immobilien in Kefikon since 2013 and a Managing Partner since 2020. There she is primarily responsible for the strategic orientation of the real estate developer, with a focus on ecological and sustainable construction. In addition, since 2020 she has chaired the Audit Review Committee of EXPERTsuisse, the expert association for auditing, tax and fiduciary services. Her professional career took her to Deloitte AG in Zurich in 2005 as Manager Audit & Advisory, as well as to UBS AG in 2011 where she held a senior position as Financial Reporting Specialist. From 2014 to 2020, she was Chief Financial Controller for the Winterthur city administration. Sandra Berberat Kecerski is a Swiss Certified Public Accountant and Business Economist, and in addition to her Federal Farmers’ Certificate she has also completed an Executive MBA at the University of St. Gallen. She is a member of the Risk and Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Zürcher Kantonalbank.

Prof Dr Adrian Bruhin, Member of the Board of Directors

Prof Dr Adrian Bruhin has been a member of the Board of Directors since November 2020. Adrian Bruhin has been a professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Lausanne since 2016, where he teaches and researches experimental and behavioural economics as well as financial stability. After completing his basic studies and doctorate at the University of Zurich from 2001 to 2008, he conducted research at the same location for another two years. He then worked as an economist at the Swiss National Bank for two years. His first appointment as assistant professor followed at the University of Lausanne in 2012. Adrian Bruhin is a member of the Executive Board of the Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics. From 2006 to 2010, he was a member of the Audit Commission of the Municipality of Wetzikon and the Wetzikon-Seegräben School Commune. He chairs the Risk Committee of Zürcher Kantonalbank.

Bettina Furrer, Member of the Board of Directors

Prof. Dr Bettina Furrer has been a member of the Board of Directors since July 2019 and holds a PhD in environmental science (ETH). She is a member of the Board of Directors of Technopark Winterthur and a member of the extended energy research commission of the Swiss Academies of Science a+. From 2017 to mid-2019, she was a member of the Sustainability Advisory Board of Basler Kantonalbank and Bank Cler. From 2012 to mid-2018, she managed the Institute for Sustainable Development of the ZHAW School of Engineering. Prior to that, she worked as a lecturer at ZHAW and wrote her dissertation at ETH Zurich on the topic of "Corporate Climate Strategies and their Determinants – an Analysis of Banks' Responses to Climate Change". Prior to her work as a scientist, Bettina Furrer worked in various roles at UBS Group AG in the Corporate Responsibility department. Bettina Furrer is a member of the Audit and IT Committee of Zürcher Kantonalbank's Board of Directors.

René Huber, Member of the Board of Directors

René Huber has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2014. He is also a member of the Audit and Risk Committee of Zürcher Kantonalbank and the Management Committee of Zürcher Kantonalbank's pension fund. Prior to joining the board, the Swiss certified bank official headed the branch office of a major Swiss bank for several years after working in investment advice, mortgage business and commercial lending. In addition to this role, René Huber has been City President of Kloten since 2006 and chairs the Board of Directors of Verkehrsbetriebe Glattal AG.

Henrich Kisker, Member of the Board of Directors

Henrich Kisker has been a member of the Board of Directors since July 2015. From 1992 to March 2017, the certified businessman and auditor was Director of Tax and Treasury of Senior plc in London and Managing Director of Senior Investments GmbH in Schaffhausen. He previously worked at Arthur Andersen in Hamburg and Zurich. Henrich Kisker holds mandates as Managing Director and member of the Board of Directors in Swiss companies and is involved in various associations. He chairs Zürcher Kantonalbank’s Audit Committees.

Peter Ruff, Member of the Board of Directors

Peter Ruff joined the Board of Directors in 2011. The engineer has been the owner and managing director of Exploris AG since 2002. He specialises in diagnostic and therapy solutions as well as data analysis based on artificial intelligence used in healthcare and biotechnology. Previously, he helped build up the Ruf Group and was a member of the Group's Board of Directors from 1994 to 2017. Peter Ruff heads up the Compensation and Personnel Committee of Zürcher Kantonalbank and is a member of the Management Committee of Zürcher Kantonalbank's pension fund as well as the Marienburg Foundation.

Walter Schoch, Member of the Board of Directors

Walter Schoch has been a member of the Board of Directors since July 2015 and chairs Zürcher Kantonalbank's IT Committee. The qualified electrical engineer spent much of his professional career in senior roles in the Swiss telecommunications industry. Most recently, he headed the Swiss Mission Fellowship's office in Winterthur. Walter Schoch was a member of the cantonal parliament from 2007 to 2015 and a member of Zürcher Kantonalbank's Audit and Special Committee. From 2007 to 2011, he served as a member of the Supervisory Commission for Economic Enterprises. From 2003 to 2021 Walter Schoch was a magistrate in the municipalities of Bauma, Wildberg and Wila. He works as a board member in various associations and institutions.

Anita Sigg, Member of the Board of Directors

Anita Sigg has been a member of the Board of Directors and a substitute member of the Committee of the Board since 2011. Since 2003, she has been a lecturer and project manager, and is currently head at the Centre for Banking and Finance at Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Winterthur. The economist is also a trustee of the Ökopolis Foundation. She previously held various management positions at Zürcher Kantonalbank within the Corporate Centre and in sales management. Anita Sigg is a member of the Risk Committee and the Compensation and Personnel Committee of Zürcher Kantonalbank.

Stefan Wirth, Member of the Board of Directors

Stefan Wirth has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2011. A mechanical engineer and business administrator, he headed up software development at Credit Suisse Asset Management until 2003. He is an independent IT and organisational consultant, and implements projects for various banks in his role as project manager and business engineer. Stefan Wirth is a member of the Compensation and Personnel Committee as well as the IT Committee of Zürcher Kantonalbank.

Board of Directors and Committee of the Board of Zürcher Kantonalbank

Members of the Committee of the Board