Julius Baer has selected Andreas Weisshaupt as its new head of the Lucerne branch, starting from 2025.

He will succeed Jürg Haverkamp, who has headed the Central Switzerland branch over the past five years, after having held various management positions at Julius Baer in Lucerne since 1999. Jürg Haverkamp has decided to focus on client service until his retirement in 2026.

In addition, Weisshaupt holds more than 20 years of experience in private banking. He has been Head of Private Banking Entrepreneur Desk at Luzerner Kantonalbank since 2018. Previously, he was responsible for the Private Clients & Family Office division at the consulting firm Balmer-Etienne in Lucerne.

Gieri Giger, Head Mitteland & Central Switzerland at Julius Baer, said: “Jürg Haverkamp can look back on a very successful career and has made an important contribution to the successful positioning of Julius Baer in Lucerne over the past 20 years. We would like to thank him for this and look forward to continuing our collaboration in the coming months. In Andreas Weisshaupt we have found an excellent successor. We are convinced that his in-depth financial knowledge, his extensive experience, and his local network will be invaluable in continuing our success and supporting our local clients achieve their financial goals.”

On 1 December 2024, Reto Calonder will assume leadership of Julius Baer‘s Eastern Switzerland area and St. Gallen branch.

Michael Eicher, who has chosen to take on a new challenge outside the Bank, will be succeeded by him.

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Meanwhile, Claude Lüthi, head of Julius Baer’s Aargau/Solothurn and Foundations, will temporarily oversee the St. Gallen branch until Calonder arrives.

Calonder is a finance industry veteran of over three decades. He’s worked in wealth management at UBS and Schweizerische Bankgesellschaft in Eastern Switzerland since 1991, with a two-year hiatus. He’s had a variety of expert and managerial roles there.