Credit Suisse appoints new head of technology in Switzerland

Rolf Olmesdal now heads the technology division for the Swiss business at major bank Credit Suisse (CS). This reports “Vinenews” Citing an internal message from CS Switzerland President Andre Helfenstein to the bank’s employees. Accordingly, Olmesdal reports to Peter Breuer, Chief Digital and Information Officer at UBS Switzerland, which acquired Credit Suisse in March 2023.

Ralf Olmesdal is an experienced IT manager. His new job is a comeback of sorts, as he served as CIO of UBS’s Wealth Management, Commercial and Retail Banking division from 2005 to 2009. His profile on LinkedIn It can be seen. Then he moved to Zurich Insurance Later to Raiffeisen SwitzerlandHe was appointed Chief Information Technology Officer and member of the Executive Board of Directors in 2015. There He stayed until 2021 Among other things, it was concerned with the turbulent introduction of a new banking platform as part of Joint ventures with Avaloq.

There have been several high-profile departures from Credit Suisse recently in the technology and IT sectors. These include Kirsten Renner (Head of IT in Switzerland) in 2022, Laura Barrowman (Head of Group IT) in February 2023, and Anke Bridge Hawks (for which a CSX offer is due), for which March ago 2023 Who runs LGT Bank Switzerland.