CEO of the Year 
Financial Institutions: Switzerland – 2014
Published: June 26, 2014
Below are all the winners in the competition Financial Institutions, Switzerland, 2014. 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.
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 |
Pascal Perruchoud (Walliser Kantonalbank) | |
| Hanspeter Rüfenacht (Berner Kantonalbank) | ||
| Bernard Kobler (Luzerner Kantonalbank) | ||
| Silver Top 10 |
Jan Schoch (Leonteq) | |
| Brady W. Dougan (Credit Suisse) | ||
| Boris F.J. Collardi (Julius Bär) | ||
| Marianne Wildi (Hypothekarbank Lenzburg) | ||
| Sergio P. Ermotti (UBS) | ||
| Bruno Pfister (Swiss Life) | ||
| Roland Matt (Liechtensteinische Landesbank) | ||
| Bronze Outperformer |
Andreas Waespi (Bank Cler) | |
| Michel M. Liès (Swiss Re) | ||
| Pascal Niquille (Zuger Kantonalbank) | ||
| Stefan Loacker (Helvetia) | ||
| Matthias Reinhart (VZ) | ||
| Alois Vinzens (Graubündner Kantonalbank) | ||
| Dr. Zeno Staub (Vontobel) |
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.
| Pin | CEO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Podium |
Sergio P. Ermotti (UBS) | |
| Marianne Wildi (Hypothekarbank Lenzburg) | ||
| Jan Schoch (Leonteq) | ||
| Silver Top 10 |
Hanspeter Rüfenacht (Berner Kantonalbank) | |
| Gustav Stenbolt (Valartis) | ||
| Brady W. Dougan (Credit Suisse) | ||
| Roland Ledergerber (St. Galler Kantonalbank) | ||
| Dr. David B. Sarasin (Bank Linth) | ||
| Pascal Perruchoud (Walliser Kantonalbank) | ||
| Matthias Reinhart (VZ) | ||
| Bronze Outperformer |
Alois Vinzens (Graubündner Kantonalbank) | |
| Bruno Pfister (Swiss Life) | ||
| Stefan Loacker (Helvetia) | ||
| Dr. Martin Strobel (Bâloise) | ||
| Guy Lachappelle (Basler Kantonalbank) | ||
| Martin Senn (Zurich Insurance Group) |
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