Hugo Bänziger appointed Chair of Quintet Board of Directors

Hugo Bänziger – a former member of the Management Board of Deutsche Bank AG, a former Partner of Lombard Odier & Cie. and former Chairman of the Board of the Eurex Group AG – has been named Chairman of the Board of Directors of Quintet Private Bank, effective June 10, 2025.

Headquartered in Luxembourg and operating across Europe and the UK, Quintet, founded 1949, is among the leading private banks serving wealthy individuals and their families as well as a broad range of institutional and professional clients, including family offices, foundations and external asset managers 

Bänziger succeeds Rory Tapner, who served as Chair of the Quintet Board from 2020 until the end of 2024. 

Bänziger, who currently serves in a number of non-executive and advisory roles, brings decades of banking experience to the Quintet Board. That includes serving from 2014-2018 as Geneva-based Partner at Lombard Odier & Cie. He earlier served for over a decade at Deutsche Bank in London and Frankfurt, with his last seven years as a member of the Management Board responsible for Risk, Capital, Treasury, Legal and Compliance. He began his career at the Swiss Federal Banking Commission, then served for more than 10 years at Credit Suisse in London and Zurich. 

A Swiss national, Bänziger served as Governor of the London School of Economics and was a visiting professor at the Lee Kwan Yew Institute for Public Policy in Singapore and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He holds a degree in Modern History and Constitutional Law from the University of Berne, where he earned his doctoral degree. 

Bänziger spent many years personally contributing to global causes, including as a longtime member of the Assembly (Board) of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva.

“Hugo brings to Quintet a distinct combination of insight and experience, a true passion for our industry and an overriding commitment to excellence,” said Bernard Coucke, Deputy Chair of Quintet’s Board of Directors. “As we continue to successfully execute our strategic plan – evidenced by our third consecutive year of profitable growth – Hugo will contribute substantially to unlocking Quintet’s long-term potential throughout economic cycles and across generations.

“On behalf of the Board, I would like to express my gratitude to Rory for his contribution to Quintet over the previous five years,” said Coucke. “I would also like to express my thanks to Marco Mazzucchelli for serving as interim Chair and for his continued service to our firm.”