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Damian Vogel is set to become the new Group Chief Risk Officer at UBS in May 2023, succeeding Christian Bluhm, who is stepping down to focus on his photography and academic pursuits. Vogel, currently the CRO of UBS's Global Wealth Management, has extensive experience within the company since joining in 2010. Ralph Hamers, CEO of UBS, expressed confidence in Vogel’s ability to lead the risk function into the future. Bluhm has led the risk function since 2016 and has made significant contributions during his tenure.
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Damian Vogel has extensive experience in risk management, having held various leadership roles since joining UBS in 2010.
Ralph Hamers expressed strong confidence in Vogel's abilities to lead UBS's risk function.
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Damian Vogel to succeed Christian Bluhm as Group Chief Risk Officer
Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Article 53 of the SIX Exchange Regulation Listing Rules
Damian Vogel will become a member of UBS´s Group Executive Board at the beginning of May 2023 and take on the role of Group Chief Risk Officer (CRO), following current CRO Christian Bluhm’s decision to step down from his role to focus on his photography business and to pursue opportunities in academia. Christian and Damian will work closely together over the coming months to ensure a smooth transition.
Damian Vogel is currently Chief Risk Officer for UBS’s (NYSE:UBS) (SWX:UBSN) Global Wealth Management (GWM) business. Since joining UBS in 2010, he has held various risk-related leadership roles across GWM and Personal & Corporate Banking, as well as for region Switzerland. Damian has lived and worked in Switzerland and the US and holds a Master of Advanced Studies in Corporate Finance from IFZ, Zug (Switzerland) and completed the Stanford Executive Program.
Christian Bluhm has been Group Chief Risk Officer since 2016. Under his leadership, the firm’s risk function has evolved into one that embraces advanced analytics, digitalization, and innovative technology, including artificial intelligence, to help us manage our risks effectively and efficiently and therefore protect the firm’s capital and reputation.
Group Chief Executive Officer Ralph Hamers: “I’m delighted to welcome Damian Vogel to the UBS Group Executive Board as our new Group Chief Risk Officer. With his strong track record, in-depth risk expertise, and experience across all asset classes, Damian is ideally suited to lead our risk function into the future. I’d also like to personally thank Christian for his leadership and commitment over the last six years and for the significant contributions he and his team have made to our sustainable performance through active risk management. I wish him all the best for the future.”
This media release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements,” including but not limited to management’s outlook for UBS’s financial performance, statements relating to the anticipated effect of transactions and strategic initiatives on UBS’s business and future development and goals or intentions to achieve climate, sustainability and other social objectives. While these forward-looking statements represent UBS’s judgments, expectations and objectives concerning the matters described, a number of risks, uncertainties and other important factors could cause actual developments and results to differ materially from UBS’s expectations. For a discussion of the risks and uncertainties that may affect UBS's future results please refer to the "Risk Factors" and other sections of UBS’s most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F, quarterly reports and other information furnished to or filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 6-K, and the cautionary statement on the last page of this presentation. UBS is not under any obligation to (and expressly disclaims any obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
