Master of Arts and Master of Business Administration
Swiss national; born in 1967
Key mandates:
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Swiss Bankers Association, Basel
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Swiss Cantonal Banks, Basel
Urs Baumann was appointed as a member of the Executive Board as of 1 June 2022, and has been the Chief Executive Officer since 1 September 2022. Urs Baumann has many years of experience in domestic and international management as a board member, group CEO, general manager and managing director. He started his career in 1993 as a consultant with McKinsey & Company in Zurich. From 1998, he gained professional experience in the finance and banking sector at Swisscard in Horgen, Barclays Bank PLC in London, Lindorff Group in Oslo and Bellevue Group AG in Küsnacht. In 2015, Urs Baumann co-founded Blue Earth Capital AG in Zug (formerly PG Impact Investments AG), which he led as CEO until March 2022. Urs Baumann holds a Master of Arts degree from the University of St. Gallen and an MBA degree from the University of Chicago Booth School. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Swiss Bankers Association, a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Swiss Cantonal Banks, Basel, and a member of the Board of Zürcher Volkswirtschaftliche Gesellschaft.