CEO of the Year 
Financial Institutions: Switzerland – 2011
Published: May 2, 2011
Below are all the winners in the competition Financial Institutions, Switzerland, 2011. Publicly-listed companies are included in this competition when they meet this criterion:
Criteria to participate: Swiss stock quoted banks and financial services
All Winners in the Market
The gold winners are the top three on the list. These CEOs receive an Obermatt gold pin – an 18-karat gold pin that is personally presented to the winners in recognition of their outstanding performance. The next best CEOs up to 10th place are the silver winners. The bronze winners are all those CEOs that outperformed the market with a ranking over 50.
Combined Performance 
These CEOs showed the best overall performance in growth, operating efficiency and investment performance.
| Pin | CEO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Podium |
Jean-Daniel Papilloud (Walliser Kantonalbank) | |
| Matthias Reinhart (VZ) | ||
| Pascal Niquille (Zuger Kantonalbank) | ||
| Silver Top 10 |
Philippe Hebeisen (Vaudoise Assurances) | |
| Steffen Meister (Partners Group) | ||
| Bernard Kobler (Luzerner Kantonalbank) | ||
| Oswald Grübel (UBS) | ||
| Dr. Beat Oberlin (Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank) | ||
| Boris F.J. Collardi (Julius Bär) | ||
| Andreas Waespi (Bank Cler) | ||
| Bronze Outperformer |
Herbert Scheidt (Vontobel) | |
| Johannes A. de Gier (GAM) | ||
| Hans Rudolf Matter (Basler Kantonalbank) | ||
| Stefan Loacker (Helvetia) | ||
| Jean-Claude Nobili (Berner Kantonalbank) |
In the Multi-year rankings, you can see cumulative performance for each CEO over the years.
Growth Performance
These CEOs drove the highest growth among their peers.
| Pin | CEO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Podium |
Philippe Hebeisen (Vaudoise Assurances) | |
| Jean-Daniel Papilloud (Walliser Kantonalbank) | ||
| Pascal Niquille (Zuger Kantonalbank) | ||
| Silver Top 10 |
Matthias Reinhart (VZ) | |
| Bernard Kobler (Luzerner Kantonalbank) | ||
| Andreas Waespi (Bank Cler) | ||
| Oswald Grübel (UBS) | ||
| Boris F.J. Collardi (Julius Bär) | ||
| Steffen Meister (Partners Group) | ||
| Thomas Eichler (Bank Linth) | ||
| Bronze Outperformer |
Dr. Beat Oberlin (Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank) | |
| Johannes A. de Gier (GAM) |
In the Multi-year rankings, you can see cumulative performance for each CEO over the years.
Operating Performance
These CEOs managed their companies most efficiently and delivered the strongest profit growth compared with their peers.
In the Multi-year rankings, you can see cumulative performance for each CEO over the years.
Investment Performance
These CEOs pursued strategies and made investments which attracted investors the most. As such, they achieved the highest Total Shareholder Returns (TSR) amongst their peers.
In the Multi-year rankings, you can see cumulative performance for each CEO over the years.
Multi-Year Winners in Switzerland:
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Financial Institutions