Thomas Blaser will join Bank Julius Baer on 1 August 2024 and, following an induction and handover phase, will take over as Head of the Berne branch and the Mittelland market on 1 October 2024.
He succeeds Jean-Claude Mariéthod, who has successfully developed and managed the location since the beginning of 2017. Mariéthod has decided to take early retirement.
Blaser brings nearly four decades of experience in the financial industry. He joins Bank Julius Baer from UBS, where he has held various management positions in wealth management in Berne since 2012. Prior to that, he spent several years at Dresdner Bank in Frankfurt and Munich, where he had senior roles in wealth management. Thomas Blaser holds a degree in Business Administration from HKG and an Executive MBA from the University of Rochester and Nyenrode Business University.
Gieri Giger, head of Mittelland & Central Switzerland at Julius Baer, said: “Jean-Claude Mariéthod has made a significant contribution to Julius Baer's success in Berne and the Mittelland market over the past seven years. We would like to thank him for this and wish him all the best for the future. We are delighted to have found an excellent successor in Thomas Blaser.
"Thomas Blaser is a proven banking professional with in-depth knowledge of the local market, many years of management experience, and an excellent track record. This makes him the ideal person to continue our successful path in Berne.”
