Swiss Finance & Property Group: Felix Oegerli elected to the Board of Directors

Felix Oegerli elected to the Board of Directors 

At the Annual General Meeting on 7 May 2024 Felix Oegerli was elected as a member of the Board of Directors. 

Felix Oegerli has been Head of Trading, Sales and Capital Markets at Zürcher Kantonalbank since 2014. He previously served as Head of Cash Collateral Trading & Management at the same bank. He started his career with UBS, where he held a number of responsible positions in Zurich, New York and London over the course of more than 20 years. From 1999 to 2008, he was founder and CEO of IFBS AG, which mainly specialised in advisory services and the development of standard software solutions for the global trading and treasury industry. IFBS AG was successfully sold to COMIT AG (Swisscom IT Services) in 2007. Since 2020 he has also been serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors of ZKB Securities (UK) Ltd., and since 2014 as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Zürcher Kantonalbank Finance (Guernsey) Ltd. 

With his entrepreneurial experience and extensive financial and capital market knowledge he is the ideal addition to the existing Board of Directors of the SFP Group. 

Dr Hans-Peter Bauer, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the SFP Group, commented on the election of the new Board member: “I am delighted to welcome Felix Oegerli to our Board of Directors. With his decades of experience and proven expertise in the financial sector, he will make a valuable contribution to our company. We are convinced he will help us successfully pursue and implement our strategic objectives.” 

Thomas E. Kern did not stand for re-election 

After seven years as a member of the Board of Directors, Thomas E. Kern decided not to stand for re-election. Thomas E. Kern has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2017, and contributed a great deal of skill and a wealth of experience to the Board, especially in the fields of corporate governance and personnel and strategic management. Dr Hans-Peter Bauer, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the SFP Group, said: "On behalf of the Board of Directors I would like to thank Thomas E. Kern for his long-standing and skilful commitment and substantial contribution to the success and further development of the company, and wish him all the best for the future."