BCGE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Risk and Strategy Committee
Holder of an ET technician diploma in mechanics. He has enjoyed a long business career. He is a director and chairman of Serbeco and of ED Energie Durable and a director and secretary of Prop. He is also a member of numerous boards of directors and foundations in Geneva, such as the Office for the Promotion of Industries and Technologies (OPI), the General Hospice, Autobritt and the Private Foundation for Affordable Rental Housing (Fondation privée pour des Logements à Loyers Modérés, FPLM).
Fabienne Bertolucci founded Orphée Consulting in 2015. She has extensive experience in the field of financial control, which she acquired while working for various companies. She also managed the family business JFG from 1986 to 1996. She holds a Master's degree in Finance and Management at HEC Geneva and a Master's degree at the Institute of Business Law of the University of Aix-Marseille.
Job Titles:
- CFO
- Head
- CEO, Chief Risk Officer ( CRO )
Frédéric Vernet is trained in Computer Engineering and Robotics, holds a master's degree in Business Administration from the IAE in Paris, and a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Lyon. He began his career in 1999 as a Project Engineer at Capgemini Ernst & Young. He joined BCGE in 2003 as head of the Credit+ project, where he contributed to the implementation of a new front-to-back credit granting process. From 2006 to 2008, he was head of the Network Management & Business Development department of the Retail & Networks division for two years. In 2007, he created the MIS function, attached to the Finance and Risk Management division, where he developed the bank's analytical reporting model.
From 2012 and 2020, he was head of the Financial Control department where he was the architect of the strategic and financial plan in its original and influential design. As of 1 January 2021, he is a member of the Executive Board as Head of the Finance Division (CFO).
Frédéric Vernet, Head of the Finance (CFO), Deputy to the CEO, Chief Risk Officer (CRO)
Job Titles:
- Head of the Operations Division
With a Master's degree in Law and a Certificate in Compliance Management from the University of Geneva, Melina Dimitrakakis has extensive knowledge in the field of compliance. She began her career in 2003 at Union Bancaire Privée as a compliance officer. Between 2007 and 2018, she worked as Compliance Manager and Chief Compliance Officer for the Pictet Group before founding Swiss Compliance Services in 2018.
Job Titles:
- Head of the Legal and Compliance Division.
Job Titles:
- Head of the Geneva Division Head of the Geneva Division
A holder of a postgraduate degree in business administration from the University of Lausanne, a federal diploma as a marketing technician, an SAQ Individual Client advisor certificate and an Advanced Management Diploma from the Executive School of the Universiy of St. Gallen (ES-HSG), Pierrette Jaton Klopfenstein was initially active in the field of pension planning (with Swiss Life) and then marketing (BCV). She joined the BCGE in 2003 as a product manager before heading the Business Development function. She subsequently managed various departments: Head of Marketing (2007-2011), Chief of Staff for the Executive Board (2011-2012), Head of Logistics (2012-2013) then Head of the Centre Sector of the Geneva Division. She has been appointed as a member of the executive board, head of this same division as of 1 April 2018.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director of Sustainable Finance Geneva
Sandrine Salerno has been Managing Director of Sustainable Finance Geneva (SFG) since 2021 and was previously a member of the Administrative Council of the City of Geneva between 2007 and 2020. During this period, she headed the Department of Finance and Housing. She holds a degree in political science from the University of Geneva as well as a postgraduate diploma in public administration management.
Holder of a diploma in tourism management from the HES-SO Valais, a degree in employee leadership from the Centre Romand de Promotion du Management (CRPM) in Lausanne and an Executive MBA in project management from HEC Geneva. She is also a certified coach. Mrs Sophie Dubuis is a partner at RHconseil SA, President of the Geneva Tourism & Congress Foundation and the Fédération du commerce genevois, and a member of the Executive Committee of the Swiss Employers' Association. She has held various management positions at Bucherer SA, the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), Palexpo and Forum Fribourg.
Job Titles:
- Head of the Asset Management Division
Urs Ziegler holds a degree in Political Science from the University of Lausanne and is a Certified International Investment Analyst (CIIA®). He began his career with Swiss Bank Corporation, becoming Head of Product Management in the Corporate and Institutional Clients department after its merger with UBS. In 1998, he joined Julius Bär Asset Management as a Sales and Relationship Manager. He then joined Banque Cantonale Vaudoise in 2006 to head the Business Development of the Asset Management Division. In December 2020, he became Head of the BCGE's Asset Management business unit. In January 2022, he was appointed member of the Executive Board and Head of the Asset Management Division.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Risk and Strategy Committee
- Professional Career
Vincent Mottet has been Delegate for Strategic Affairs of the Cantonal Office of Information Systems and Digital (OCSIN) of the State of Geneva since 2019. He is an expert in public finance, having held various positions in the Departments of Infrastructure (DI), Territory (DT) and Public Education (DIP) for over 20 years. He holds a Master's degree in Political Science from the University of Geneva, an MBA from HEC Geneva and a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) from the University of Lyon 3.
Job Titles:
- Head of the Corporate Division Head of the Corporate Division
Job Titles:
- Head of the International Clients Division