CEO of the Year 
Financial Institutions: Switzerland – 2021
Published: July 25, 2021
Below are all the winners in the competition Financial Institutions, Switzerland, 2021. 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 |
Marc Bürki (Swissquote) | |
| Matthias Reinhart (VZ) | ||
| Daniel Salzmann (Luzerner Kantonalbank) | ||
| Silver Top 10 |
Philipp Rickenbacher (Julius Bär) | |
| Dr. Zeno Staub (Vontobel) | ||
| Armin Brun (Berner Kantonalbank) | ||
| Ewald Burgener (Valiant) | ||
| André Rüegg (Bellevue Group) | ||
| Dr. David B. Sarasin (Bank Linth) | ||
| Daniel Fust (Graubündner Kantonalbank) | ||
| Bronze Outperformer |
Pascal Kiener (Banque Cantonale Vaudoise) | |
| Gert De Winter (Bâloise) |
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 |
Daniel Salzmann (Luzerner Kantonalbank) | |
| Matthias Reinhart (VZ) | ||
| Marc Bürki (Swissquote) | ||
| Silver Top 10 |
Philipp Rickenbacher (Julius Bär) | |
| Ewald Burgener (Valiant) | ||
| Dr. Zeno Staub (Vontobel) | ||
| Dr. Philipp Gmür (Helvetia) | ||
| Pascal Perruchoud (Walliser Kantonalbank) |
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 |
Daniel Salzmann (Luzerner Kantonalbank) | |
| Ewald Burgener (Valiant) | ||
| Marc Bürki (Swissquote) | ||
| Philipp Rickenbacher (Julius Bär) | ||
| Silver Top 10 |
Gert De Winter (Bâloise) | |
| Dr. Basil Heeb (Basler Kantonalbank) | ||
| Matthias Reinhart (VZ) | ||
| Armin Brun (Berner Kantonalbank) | ||
| Dr. David B. Sarasin (Bank Linth) | ||
| Dr. Zeno Staub (Vontobel) | ||
| Bronze Outperformer |
Daniel Fust (Graubündner Kantonalbank) | |
| Piergiorgio Pradelli (EFG International) | ||
| Patrick Frost (Swiss Life) | ||
| Alessandro Merusi (CFT) |
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.
| Pin | CEO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Podium |
Marc Bürki (Swissquote) | |
| Matthias Reinhart (VZ) | ||
| Pascal Kiener (Banque Cantonale Vaudoise) | ||
| Silver Top 10 |
Armin Brun (Berner Kantonalbank) | |
| André Rüegg (Bellevue Group) | ||
| John Häfelfinger (Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank) | ||
| Lukas T. Ruflin (Leonteq) | ||
| Dr. David B. Sarasin (Bank Linth) | ||
| Mario Greco (Zurich Insurance Group) | ||
| Dr. Zeno Staub (Vontobel) | ||
| Bronze Outperformer |
Philipp Rickenbacher (Julius Bär) | |
| Alessandro Merusi (CFT) | ||
| Daniel Fust (Graubündner Kantonalbank) | ||
| Gert De Winter (Bâloise) | ||
| Daniel Salzmann (Luzerner Kantonalbank) |
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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