Josef Ackermann
Revenues Slip At Deutsche's Wealth, Asset Management Arm
26 April 2012
Net revenues at the private clients and asset management arm of Deutsche Bank, Germany’s largest bank, fell to €3. 4 billion (around $4 . 49 billion) in the first three months of this year compared with €4.
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Summary Of North America Appointments In Wealth Management - March 2012
3 April 2012
Michael O'Neill was selected to take over from Richard Parsons as chairman of the board at Citi Private Bank, after Parsons said he would not seek re-election. Parsons had been chairman of the board since 2009 . Citi also appointed Mark Hewson as director and foreign exchange investment specialist and Maggie Osorio as director and law firm group private banker, based in San Francisco, CA, and Houston, TX, respectively.
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Further Group-Level Changes At Deutsche Bank
20 March 2012
Deutsche Bank’s management board has expanded its group executive committee from 12 to 18 members, with effect from 1 June, as part of a move increasing the influence of the German firm’s investment bankers. The changes come as the bank looks to replace the outgoing chief executive of its Americas business, Seth Waugh . Along with his duties as CEO, Waugh’s replacement will take up his spot on the GEC.
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Executive Shakeup Due At Deutsche; New Wealth, Asset Group Planned - Report
8 March 2012
Germany’s biggest bank is shaking up some of its top management positions as part of changes ahead of Josef Ackerman's departure as chief executive in May, media reports said, citing unnamed sources.
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CEO Of Deutsche Bank Americas Steps Down
28 February 2012
Seth Waugh has stepped down from his role as head of Deutsche Bank Americas, the Frankfurt/New York-listed firm announced today. The bank will announce a successor “in due course,” and Waugh will remain in place during the selection and transition process, after which he will work with the firm in an advisory capacity . The bank declined to give any further details.
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UBS Chairman Villiger Bows Out Early, New Strategy Focused On Wealth
15 November 2011
The chairman of the board of UBS, Kaspar Villiger, will step down earlier than expected, to be succeeded by Axel Weber at the bank's annual general meeting next year, hastening the change of the guard at the bank in the wake of a $2. 3 billion rogue trader loss . Renowned Swiss businessman and politician Villiger has opted to accelerate the leadership change at UBS by not standing for re-election to the board of directors at the AGM on 3 May 2012, according to a statement from the bank today.
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Deutsche Bank Chairman Steps Down From Board
15 November 2011
Josef Ackermann, chairman of the management board and the group executive committee of Deutsche Bank, Germany’s largest bank which has substantial operations in the US, will not be a candidate for the supervisory board after he steps down from the management board in 2012. Ackermann has been chairman of the management board since 2002 . Earlier this year, Jürgen Fitschen and Anshu Jain were named co-chief executives.
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UBS Recruits Headhunter In Search For Permanent CEO
30 September 2011
UBS has recruited a headhunter to find a permanent chief executive although the Zurich-listed banking group has not contacted any external candidates, Reuters reported. The bank did not comment on rumours that Egon Zehnder International, a recruiter, had been appointed to examine potential candidates . UBS did not respond to requests for comments from Family Wealth Reportat the time of going to press.
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Executive Moves - May 2009
2 June 2009
UK Lloyds TSB Private Banking confirmed the departure of its chief executive, Mark Cheshire, who had led the business since 2005. Mr Cheshire, who had been with Lloyds for 29 years, left to pursue other opportunities . London investment firm Jonathan Fry & Co recruited structured product and investment specialist James Scott from Citigroup.
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