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Cantonal Swiss Bank Recruits New CIO As Predecessor Steps Down

Tom Burroughes Group Editor London 11 December 2013

Cantonal Swiss Bank Recruits New CIO As Predecessor Steps Down

Switzerland’s Basler Kantonalbank has appointed Dr Sandro Merino as its new chief investment officer, taking on the role from the start of January next year.

Switzerland’s Basler Kantonalbank has appointed Dr Sandro Merino as its new chief investment officer, taking on the role from the start of January next year.

Merino takes over from Alfred Ritter, who held the CIO role from 2009 and is retiring from the post.

Holding a PhD in mathematics from the University of Zurich, Merino’s financial industry career started at UBS, holding various posts in that firm’s wealth management arm between 2000 and 2012.

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