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UBS Group AG and UBS AG, News Release, 24
January 2024
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24 January 2024
Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Article 53 of the SIX Exchange Regulation Listing Rules
News Release
Changes to the UBS Group Executive Board
●
Aleksandar Ivanovic named President Asset Management; Suni Harford retires
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Beatriz Martin Jimenez named GEB Lead for Sustainability and
Impact.
Zurich/Basel, 14 January 24 January 2024 –
Following Suni Harford’s decision to retire from UBS, Aleksandar
Ivanovic will join UBS’s Group Executive Board as President Asset
Management and Beatriz Martin Jimenez
will become the GEB Lead for Sustainability
and Impact in addition to her existing responsibilities.
These
changes are effective 1 March 2024.
As Head of Client Coverage and Head of the
EMEA and Switzerland regions for Asset Management,
Aleksandar Ivanovic has played a key role in developing
and executing UBS’s Asset Management
strategy and
leading the engagement with institutional and
wholesale clients. Since starting his
UBS career in 1992 as an
apprentice, Aleksandar has worked in all UBS business
divisions and has additionally held various leadership
roles at Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley. He holds a Master of Science in Finance from the London Business
School.
Beatriz Martin Jimenez will succeed Suni Harford as
GEB lead for Sustainability & Impact, in
addition to her
existing responsibilities as Head Non-Core and Legacy and President EMEA
and UK Chief Executive. Beatriz
Martin Jimenez, who joined UBS in 2012,
has held key business and finance roles during her
12 years at UBS,
including Investment Bank Chief of Staff and COO,
Group Treasurer,
and Group Head Transformation and
has been closely involved with the firm’s culture-building
activities.
Suni Harford was appointed President Asset Management
in 2019 after joining the firm in 2017. Under
her
leadership, UBS has continued to evolve and
scale its Asset Management business
to meet clients’ changing
needs. Most recently, Suni has led the integration of Credit Suisse’s asset management activities, creating
one
of the largest global players with USD 1.6
trillion in assets under management and
recognized strengths in
areas including alternatives and sustainability. As the GEB Lead for Sustainability
and Impact since 2021, Suni
has spearheaded UBS’s efforts to align our activities
across the entire firm and drive our transition to a low-
carbon economy, including publication of our Climate Roadmap.
Group Chief Executive Officer Sergio P.
Ermotti: “I’m delighted to welcome Aleksandar
Ivanovic to the UBS
Group Executive Board. His extensive experience and
broad network across the firm make him the ideal
person to build on our strong foundation and progress our integration
plans. At the same time, Beatriz Martin
Jimenez’s many years of experience at UBS,
as well as at other leading financial services
firms, will be
invaluable in her role as GEB lead for sustainability
and impact. I’d also like to thank Suni Harford
for her
leadership and commitment to UBS and for
the significant contribution she has made
to our success. I wish
her all the best for the future.”