ODDO BHF (Switzerland) has appointed Thomas Burri as the head of private wealth management (PWM) Switzerland, effective 1 April 2025.
In this newly created role, Burri will oversee all PWM activities within the country and serve on the Swiss Management Committee.
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He will report to ODDO BHF (Switzerland) CEO Martin Liebi and global head of private wealth management Joachim Hager.
Commenting on the new role, Burri said: “I am delighted to be able to contribute to the successful further development of PWM’s business in Switzerland with my expertise in supporting demanding clients and my management experience.”
Burri has over two decades of experience in international wealth management.
His career includes various leadership roles at Credit Suisse in Zurich and Hong Kong, where he managed high-net-worth individuals, particularly in Europe and Latin America.
After the merger of Credit Suisse into UBS, Burri served as the managing director at UBS in global wealth management, overseeing the special clients desk EMEA.
Burri began his career at PriceWaterhouseCoopers as a management consultant.
Liebi said: “With the appointment of Thomas Burri, we are underlining our ambition to further expand Private Wealth Management in Switzerland as a core business alongside asset management and investment banking.”
ODDO BHF is engaged in private wealth management, asset management, investment banking, and corporate and international banking.
With a workforce of nearly 3,000 across France, Tunisia, Germany, as well as Switzerland, the group manages approximately €140bn in client assets and has equity exceeding €1.1bn ($1.18bn).
