Axel P. Lehmann | |
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![]() Lehmann in 2022 | |
Born | 23 March 1959 |
Nationality | Swiss |
Education | University of St. Gallen (MBA, PhD) |
Title | Former chairman, Credit Suisse |
Term | January 2022-June 2023 |
Predecessor | António Horta-Osório |
Axel P. Lehmann (born 1959) is a Swiss business executive. From January 2022 to June 2023, he was chairman of the Credit Suisse Group.[1]
Early life
[edit]Lehmann was born in 1959, and is a Swiss citizen.[2] He earned an MBA and a PhD from the University of St. Gallen.[3] He is an adjunct professor at the university.[4]
Career
[edit]Lehmann worked for 20 years in insurance, briefly at Swiss Life before joining Zurich Insurance Group, where he was chief risk officer from 2009 and 2015.[4] He was a non-executive director of UBS from 2009 to 2015 before joining the bank full-time, and in 2016 he appointed its chief operating officer.[4] He was president of UBS Switzerland from 2018 and 2021.[4] In October 2021, Lehmann became a board member of Credit Suisse as head of its risk committee.[4]
In January 2022, Lehmann succeeded António Horta-Osório as chairman of Credit Suisse after he resigned due to repeated breaches of COVID regulations.[4]
In April 2023, Lehmann was re-elected as chair after he apologised to investors at the bank's final AGM.[5] Lehmann stepped down with the legal merger of Credit Suisse and UBS in June 2023.
References
[edit]- ^ Axel P. Lehmann auf der Website der Credit Suisse (Archiv).
- ^ "Axel Lehmann Chairman of the Board of Directors". Credit Suisse. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Axel Lehmann Chairman of the Board of Directors, Credit Suisse". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Five things to know about Credit Suisse's new chairman Lehmann". Reuters. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ Walker, Owen (4 April 2023). "Credit Suisse chair re-elected after apology to investors at bank's final AGM". Financial Times. Retrieved 8 April 2023.