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FINMA Re-elects Board of Directors and Welcomes New Member

As part of the general board elections for the new 2024-2027 term of office, the Federal Council re-elected the previous members of the Board of Directors of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) during its meeting on 6 September 2023. Rene W. Keller, former CIO at the bank Standard Chartered in Singapore, was elected as a new member of the Board of Directors.

2023-09-06 11:45:22
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Quelle: Swiss Federal Council

The Federal Council re-elected the previous members of the Board of Directors of FINMA during its meeting on 6 September 2023. Rene W.

Keller, former CIO at Standard Chartered in Singapore, was elected as a new member of the Board of Directors. FINMA's Board of Directors is comprised of seven to nine expert members elected by the Federal Council.

Marlene Amstad was re-elected as the Chair, while Martin Suter was re-elected as the Vice-Chair. The other members re-elected include Benjamin Gentsch, Ursula Cassani Bossy, Andreas Schlatter, Susan Emmenegger, Alberto Franceschetti, and Marzio Hug. Rene W.

Keller will take up office with the start of the new term on 1 January 2024. He was chosen for his management experience, work as a financial service provider, specialist qualifications in IT and digitalisation, and understanding of economic interrelationships and strategic issues.

Keller holds a degree in computer science from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich and has over 26 years of professional experience in the financial industry. He has previously implemented digitalisation projects and held IT leadership positions in various financial institutions, including Deutsche Bank and Deutsche Börse AG.

Keller recently returned to Switzerland and has ceased his previous professional activities. As a new member of the Board of Directors, he is independent of the supervised entities and will avoid any conflicts of interest..

(Quelle:Swiss Federal Council modified with ChatGPT)

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