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ZRICH, Switzerland (HedgeWorld.com) - Peter Wuffli's sudden departure from his role as chief executive of Swiss banking giant UBS has caused some speculation among the local press, who are describing it as a "surprise move." While he was expected to relinquish the CEO role in the near future, the move was not expected quite so soon.
Nor does this sound like an amicable parting of the ways, and to the question: "Did he walk or was he pushed?" the answer would seem to be the latter. On standing down from the top spot Mr. Wuffli, who took over as CEO in 2003, was widely expected to fill the role of chairman of UBS. He would have replaced Marcel Ospel, a previous CEO of the bank, who has been chairman of the board since 2001. Mr. Ospel, who was planning to retire, had himself proposed Mr. W...
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...He succeeds Peter Wuffli, who relinquishes all of his functions at U...
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.... Peter Wuffli, Chief Executive Officer, comments, "UBS ac...
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The past year has been one of staggering growth for the world's top developed market banks. In selecting the winning banks, this article considered factors that range from the quantitative objective to the informed subjective. Objective criteria were growth in assets, profitability, geographic reach, strategic relationships, new business development and innovation in products. Subjective criteria included the opinions of equity and credit ratings analysts, banking consultants and others in the industry. The annual list of the best banks in developed markets around the world are presented. These include: 1. Butterfield Bank, Bermuda, 2. Scotiabank, Canada, 3. Citigroup, US, 4. Erste Bank, Austria, 5. KBC Bank, Belgium, 6. Danske Bank, Denmark, 7, Nordea, Finland, 8. Societe Generale, Fra...
...Peter Straarup, CEO. www.danskebank.com. FINLAND. NORDEA...Peter Wuffli, CEO. www. ubs.com. UNITED KINGDOM. HSBC. Analysts...
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... in line with our growth ambitions," said Peter Wuffli, Chief Executive Officer. . UBS realized fo...
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...Peter A. Wuffli G. Kennedy Th...
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... of business focus and growth," said Peter Wuffli, Chief Executive Officer. . "All our busine...
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Michael Sheehan, CEO of Boston-based Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos, owned by the Interpublic Group of Companies, was named to the board of directors of BJ's Wholesale Club. Joyce spent his career at Marriott International, where he most recently served as executive vice president, global development/ owner and franchise services.
... AG, a Swiss real-estate group, named Peter Wuffli to its board of directors. Wuffli is the fo...
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... be another year of strong results," said Peter Wuffli, Chief Executive Officer. . Performance aga...
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... markets facing our trading desks," said Peter Wuffli, Chief Executive Officer. . Income from fin...