Stefan Bollinger
Chief Executive Officer | Nationality: Swiss | Born 1974

Stefan Bollinger has been Chief Executive Officer and a Member of the Executive Board of Julius Baer since January 2025. He also serves as Chair of the Global Wealth Management Committee. He previously spent two decades at Goldman Sachs, where he was a Partner and most recently held the post of Co-Head of Private Wealth Management Europe, Middle East and Africa, as well as serving as a Member of the European Management Committee. Before that, he worked for J.P. Morgan in London and New York. Stefan Bollinger is a CFA Charterholder and a Certified EFFAS Financial Analyst.

Nic Dreckmann
Chief Operating Officer and Deputy CEO | Nationality: Swiss | Born 1974

Having joined Julius Baer in 2004, Nic Dreckmann performed a number of senior positions before being appointed as Chief Operating Officer and a Member of the Executive Board in 2017. In addition to these responsibilities, he managed the global Intermediaries business from 2020 to 2024. In 2024, he assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer ad interim for the Julius Baer Group. Before joining Julius Baer, he worked as a management consultant for Accenture. Nic Dreckmann graduated with a Master's degree in Business Administration and Corporate Finance and he completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. He is a certified risk manager (FRM) and assumes various roles in financial services industry bodies.

Carlos Recoder Miralles
Co-Head Region Western Markets & Switzerland | Nationality: Spanish | Born 1970

Carlos Recoder Miralles became Co-Head Region Western Markets & Switzerland in April 2025 and is a Member of the Global Wealth Management Committee. He joined Julius Baer in 2016 as Head Private Banking Western Europe before being named Head Private Banking Western, Northern Europe & Luxembourg in 2020 and Region Head Americas & Iberia in 2024. He previously spent twenty years at Credit Suisse, where his final post was Head Private Banking Western Europe. Carlos Recoder holds a degree in Economics and Business Administration and a Master in Financial Markets. He completed the Management Development Program at IESE Business School and the Executive Program at Stanford University.

Thomas Frauenlob
Co-Head Region Western Markets & Switzerland | Nationality: Swiss and Australian | Born 1970

Thomas Frauenlob was appointed Co-Head Region Western Markets & Switzerland in April 2025, having joined Julius Baer in 2024 as Head Intermediaries & Family Offices. He is also a Member of the Global Wealth Management Committee. His leadership experience includes 13 years at UBS, where he held senior positions such as Head of Global Financial Intermediaries Business and Head of Global Family Office & Ultra High Net Worth Clients Switzerland. Prior to that, he served as Head of Equity Derivatives Sales and Retail Investor Solutions Switzerland at Deutsche Bank and as Head of Structured Products at Goldman Sachs Switzerland. Thomas Frauenlob holds a Master’s degree in Business and Economics and a PhD in Banking and Finance.

Jimmy Lee Kong Eng
Region Head Asia | Nationality: Singaporean | Born 1962

Jimmy Lee Kong Eng has been Region Head Asia since 2016 and is a Member of the Global Wealth Management Committee. Prior to that, he spent 11 years at Credit Suisse, where he was most recently Market Group Head in Hong Kong. From 2009 to 2012, he was CEO Asia at Clariden Leu. Before that, he held senior positions at Deutsche Bank and other financial institutions in Asia. Jimmy Lee Kong Eng holds a Bachelor of Business Administration with Honours. He serves on the Board of the Julius Baer Foundation and of SCB Julius Baer Securities Co. Ltd. (Thailand). He is also a Member of the Board of the Beijing International Wealth Management Institute.

Rahul Malhotra
Region Head Emerging Markets | Nationality: British | Born 1965

Rahul Malhotra was appointed Region Head Emerging Markets in January 2024 and serves as a Member of the Global Wealth Management Committee. In this role, Rahul is responsible for Julius Baer’s client base across five markets, including India Onshore, Global Non-Resident Indians (GNRI), Middle East & Africa, Central & Eastern Europe and Israel, Greece & Cyprus, Turkey. He joined Julius Baer in 2021 in the role of Head Private Banking, Global India & Developed Markets. Before that, he spent 11 years at J.P Morgan as Head of Southeast Asia and served as Head of Wealth Management for Asia at Merrill Lynch. Earlier in his career, Rahul Malhotra spent two decades at Citibank. He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce and completed the Executive Education Program at Columbia University. He serves on the Board of the Julius Baer Foundation.

Luigi Vignola
Co-Head Global Products & Solutions | Nationality: Swiss and Italian | Born 1970

Luigi Vignola is Co-Head of Global Products & Solutions and a member of the Global Wealth Management Committee. Previously, he was Head of the Markets unit for six years. Since joining Julius Baer in 2009, he has performed various senior roles, including serving as Head Structured Products from 2017 to 2019, Head Markets and Advisory Solutions Asia from 2014 to 2017, and Head Markets Asia from 2012 to 2014. Prior to that, he worked for Deutsche Bank, where he headed the Strategic Transactions business across different regions, as well as for Zürcher Kantonalbank. Luigi Vignola holds a Master’s degree in Econometrics and a PhD in Economics. 

Rajesh Manwani
Co-Head Global Products & Solutions | Nationality: Singaporean | Born 1975

Rajesh Manwani is Co-Head Global Products & Solutions and a Member of the Global Wealth Management Committee. He joined Julius Baer in 2017 to oversee Markets & Wealth Management Solutions in Asia. Rajesh Manwani has over twenty-six years of experience in wealth management, having led global, regional, and country teams in other leading wealth management institutions. In these, he oversaw a broad range of functions including investment strategy and research, discretionary portfolio management, advisory services, managed investment solutions, capital market products, trading, and wealth planning services. Rajesh Manwani serves on the Board of SCB Julius Baer Securities Co. Ltd. (Thailand). He holds a post-graduate diploma in management from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta and a degree in Engineering. He is also a CFA and a CAIA charterholder.

Yves Bonzon
Group Chief Investment Officer | Nationality: Swiss | Born 1965

Yves Bonzon joined Julius Baer in 2016 as Group Chief Investment Officer. He is also a Member of the Global Wealth Management Committee of the Group. Earlier in his career, he spent more than 25 years at Pictet in various senior roles, including serving on the Executive Committee of Pictet Wealth Management from 2007 to 2015. Yves Bonzon holds a degree in Economics. He is a Member of the Foundation Board of the International Center for Monetary and Banking Studies in Geneva.  

Nicolas De Skowronski
Head Digital Business Transformation & Deputy COO | Nationality: Swiss and Polish | Born 1973

Nicolas de Skowronski is Head Digital Business Transformation and Deputy COO. He is also a Member of the Global Wealth Management Committee. He has been with Julius Baer for more than 20 years and has held a series of senior positions during that time, including Head of Wealth Management Solutions, Head of Investment Advisory and Chief of Staff. Nicolas de Skowronski graduated with a Master’s degree in Physics. He is also a Certified International Investment Analyst.