Private Banks

BIL Suisse announces appointment of Head of Wealth Management Growth Markets and General Counsel

BIL Suisse, Banque Internationale à Luxembourg’s Swiss subsidiary has announced that it has strengthened its management team with two new recruitments.

Hartmut Vollmer will take on Head of Wealth Management Growth Markets as of 1 April 2021, and Tobias Kamber will join as General Counsel as of 1 January 2021, the firm said in a press release. Ralph Ebert, Chief Compliance Officer will also be a permanent member of BIL Suisse Executive Committee as of 1 January 2021.

Hartmut Vollmer will join BIL Suisse as Head of Wealth Management Growth Markets which include China, Eastern Europe and the Middle East as of 1 April 2021. He will also become a member of BIL Suisse’ Executive Committee. Vollmer joins BIL from Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) where he led the Eastern Europe team. He had been a member of the Bank’s Private Banking management committee since 2011. Prior to UBP, Hartmut Vollmer held management positions at ABN AMRO in Switzerland from 2000 to 2011.

Tobias Kamber will take on the role of General Counsel as of 1 January 2021. He will also become a member of BIL Suisse’ Executive Committee. Kamber has over 16 years of experience in legal, risk and compliance roles in the private banking sector in Switzerland and Hong Kong. Prior to joining BIL Suisse, he held the position of Deputy General Counsel Private Banking at Julius Baer and also headed the Private Banking legal team for Switzerland and the EMEA countries. Kamber started his career in the private banking sector in 2004 as Legal Counsel at Clariden Bank, prior to joining Julius Baer in 2007.

Hans-Peter Borgh, CEO, BIL Suisse, and Group Head International, said: “We continue to hold high growth ambitions for our business, and it was essential for us to strengthen our management team. Hartmut Vollmer and Tobias Kamber will bring invaluable experience and sharp expertise. We have made major high caliber recruitments in the past few months, reaching an important milestone. We are confident that with our strong team, we will take BIL Suisse to its next level of development.”

BIL Suisse, one of the two main private banking hubs of Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, drives the Group’s international wealth management activities. It focuses on serving private clients, many of whom are entrepreneurs, from Eastern Europe and CIS countries, China, the Middle East, and Western Europe. To meet its ambitious international growth plans and to better serve its clients, BIL Suisse recently recruited a number of high caliber talents.