Axel Lehmann
Swiss banker
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Axel P. Lehmann (born 1959) is a Swiss business executive. From January 2022 to June 2023, he was chairman of the Credit Suisse Group.[1]
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Axel P. Lehmann | |
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Lehmann in 2022 | |
| Born | 23 March 1959 |
| Education | University of St. Gallen (MBA, PhD) |
| Title | Former chairman, Credit Suisse |
| Term | January 2022-June 2023 |
| Predecessor | António Horta-Osório |
Early life
Career
Lehmann worked for 20 years in insurance, briefly at Swiss Life before joining Zurich Insurance Group, where he was chief risk officer from 2009 and 2015.[4] He was a non-executive director of UBS from 2009 to 2015 before joining the bank full-time, and in 2016 he appointed its chief operating officer.[4] He was president of UBS Switzerland from 2018 and 2021.[4] In October 2021, Lehmann became a board member of Credit Suisse as head of its risk committee.[4]
In January 2022, Lehmann succeeded António Horta-Osório as chairman of Credit Suisse after he resigned due to repeated breaches of COVID regulations.[4]
In April 2023, Lehmann was re-elected as chair after he apologised to investors at the bank's final AGM.[5] Lehmann stepped down with the legal merger of Credit Suisse and UBS in June 2023.[6]