The Zurich-based private bank Maerki Baumann is to establish a Technology Advisory Board headed up by Marc P. Bernegger from 1 January 2025.

The new expert body, which will also include PD Dr Alexander Ilic and Sandra Tobler, will focus on strategic topics related to technology.

This step has been guided by the family-owned company’s belief that disruptive technologies and new companies such as fintech firms will have a major impact on the financial and banking industries going forwards. The Technology Advisory Board will actively support the private bank’s Board of Directors and Executive Board in the further development, digitisation and innovation of its business model.

Technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain and robotics are increasingly permeating the economy and society in general. Their potential to trigger change will be felt in all sectors of the economy and will also see the market for financial services, in particular, undergo a fundamental transformation.

This development is likely to see a shift in the competitive landscape, with new business models, such as those of fintech firms, becoming established.

The Board of Directors and Executive Board have entrusted Marc P. Bernegger with responsibility for Maerki Baumann’s Technology Advisory Board.

Marc P. Bernegger has been a founder, board member and managing director of numerous technology-focussed companies for over 20 years. In the recent past, he has been active as a successful entrepreneur in the areas of blockchain, crypto and longevity.

In his role as Head of the Technology Advisory Board, Marc P. Bernegger will report to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Hans G. Syz-Witmer, and the Chief Executive Officer, Dr Stephan A. Zwahlen, of Maerki Baumann. The new committee will advise the two management bodies as well as various key individuals at the private bank on strategic issues relating to technology.

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