Axel Lehmann

Axel P. Lehmann
Lehmann in 2022
Born (1959-03-23) 23 March 1959 (age 65)
NationalitySwiss
EducationUniversity of St. Gallen (MBA, PhD)
TitleFormer chairman, Credit Suisse
TermJanuary 2022-June 2023
PredecessorAntónio Horta-Osório

Axel P. Lehmann (born 1959) is a Swiss business executive. From January 2022 to June 2023, he was chairman of the Credit Suisse Group.[1]

Early life

Lehmann was born in 1959, and is a Swiss citizen.[2] He earned an MBA and a PhD from the University of St. Gallen.[3] He is an adjunct professor at the university.[4]

Career

Lehmann worked for 20 years in insurance, briefly at Swiss Life before joining Zurich Insurance Group, where he was chief risk officer from 2009 and 2015.[4] He was a non-executive director of UBS from 2009 to 2015 before joining the bank full-time, and in 2016 he appointed its chief operating officer.[4] He was president of UBS Switzerland from 2018 and 2021.[4] In October 2021, Lehmann became a board member of Credit Suisse as head of its risk committee.[4]

In January 2022, Lehmann succeeded António Horta-Osório as chairman of Credit Suisse after he resigned due to repeated breaches of COVID regulations.[4]

In April 2023, Lehmann was re-elected as chair after he apologised to investors at the bank's final AGM.[5] Lehmann stepped down with the legal merger of Credit Suisse and UBS in June 2023.

References

  1. ^ Axel P. Lehmann auf der Website der Credit Suisse (Archiv).
  2. ^ "Axel Lehmann Chairman of the Board of Directors". Credit Suisse. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Axel Lehmann Chairman of the Board of Directors, Credit Suisse". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Five things to know about Credit Suisse's new chairman Lehmann". Reuters. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  5. ^ Walker, Owen (4 April 2023). "Credit Suisse chair re-elected after apology to investors at bank's final AGM". Financial Times. Retrieved 8 April 2023.