Vontobel has named Georg Schubiger and Christel Rendu de Lint as co-CEOs, starting on 1 January 2024, subject to regulatory approval. The company had already announced that current CEO, Zeno Staub, will step down at the next general meeting of shareholders on 9 April 2024. Schubiger and Rendu de Lint will retain their current roles of head of wealth management and head of investments.

Schubiger will also join the executive committee of Vontobel Holding, which Rendu de Lint is already a member of. Rendu de Lint has been head of investments since January. She joined in 2021 from UBP, where she ran a fixed income boutique with $20bn in assets.

Schubiger has been head of wealth management since 2012, when he joined from Danske Bank. In 2021, he discussed his student days and Vontobel?s organic growth strategy with Citywire.