As a conviction-driven investment house, Edmond de Rothschild's goal is to accompany its Private Banking clients over the long-term. Now more than ever, solid investment expertise and innovative solutions are needed to meet clients’ needs in an increasingly complex investment environment. As the Global CIO for the group’s Private Banking division, Lars will supervise all of the asset management activities, both discretionary management and investment advisory, for the private bank. He will be in charge of determining and implementing the asset allocation strategy and developing innovative investment solutions dedicated to our private clients.

“We are pleased and proud to welcome Lars Kalbreier. We are counting on his expertise in private banking and asset management to provide our clients with strong added value in the management of their portfolios. His long experience at major international financial institutions and on multicultural management teams represents an additional advantage in an industry that is undergoing a deep transformation.” said Christophe Caspar, Head of Asset Management.

“I am delighted to join one of the biggest names in private banking and participate in its development in Switzerland and internationally. I am convinced in the relevance of Edmond de Rothschild's offer, which combines innovative investment solutions and strong expertise in the management of real assets, thereby enabling it to best meet the needs of private banking clients” added Lars Kalbreier.
Lars will be based in Switzerland and will assume his position on 1 October 2020. As a member of the asset management and private banking executive committees, he will report to Christophe Caspar.

As a recognised professional with more than 20 years of experience in private banking and asset management, Lars Kalbreier has spent his career at prestigious financial institutions in Europe.

Lars, 49 years old, is a CFA charterholder and holds an MBA from University of Cambridge and an MSc in Management from the HEC business school in Lausanne. Since 2017, Lars has been Global CIO Wealth Management and Head of Group Thematic Investments at Vontobel in Zurich. He spent most of his professional life at Credit Suisse, where he successively held the following positions: Head of Trading Strategy Group at Credit Suisse Trading & Sales (2002-2005), Global Head of Equities & Alternatives Research for Wealth and Asset Management (2005-2011), Global Head of Mutual Funds & ETFs (2011-2015) and Head of Investment Solutions up to 2017. Lars began his career in 1997 at JP Morgan in London, first as a portfolio manager and then as an equity strategist.