Mr van Erp was appointed to the Banks Board of Directors in January 2023 and elected Chairman in June of the same year. He is an expert in banking and stock exchange law. He is a member of the SIX Sanctions Commission, the Association Romande des Intermédiaires Financiers and the Supervisory Body for Financial Institutes. He was responsible for legal and compliance matters at Pictet, Lombard Odier and Syz banks in Geneva, and represented them on the Swiss Bankers Associations Legal Committee and in various working groups. Mr van Erp has written several legal publications.

Mr Hoogland joined the Bank’s Board of Directors in 2006 and was subsequently elected Vice-Chairman. Mr Martel’s career has been mainly in banking with Morgan Guaranty Trust in Belgium and New York, where he held various positions in account management, global treasury services, and in the management of correspondent banks. From 1987, he was Managing Director of Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (Suisse) SA. In 1996, he joined Banque Degroof Suisse SA as General Manager and later became a member of its Board of Directors until 2012

Mr Franken is a Graduate Engineer, a Chartered Accountant and holds a Master’s degree in Econometrics from the University of Geneva. He began his career as a teaching assistant in the department of Econometrics. He joined Peat Marwick & Co. in 1980 and Audiba as a consultant in 1982. In 1986, he joined Bank Julius Baer as an Executive Member and Head of Operations. In 1989, he joined HSBC Republic as General Manager in charge of Finance, Operations, Compliance and IT until 2000, when he played a key role in setting up and obtaining the banking license for Bank Jacob Safra, of which he was subsequently appointed CEO. Mr Franken is the main representative of the shareholding family of CBH. Leading the Bank as CEO for 12 years, he was instrumental in its growth. In 2014, he decided to take on a non-executive role as a member of the Board of Directors.

Mr De Vermeer was appointed to the Banks Board in 2014 and is Chairman of the Audit Committee. He began his career in Basel as a lawyer for the Swiss Bankers Association and has since been active in the field of banking and financial law. He founded DGE Avocats in 2011 and has been involved in the implementation of the AMLA, in particular as an investigator of the Due Diligence Agreement, as a member of the Board of the OAR, of the Swiss Bar Association and of the OAR Forum Committee (until end 2021). He is also a lecturer on Compliance in financial services at the University of Geneva.

Ms Braam was appointed to the Banks Board in August 2020 and is a member of the Audit Committee. She is a partner at Losinger Rechtsanwälte. She has taught banking and financial market law at the Universities of Zurich and St. Gallen , where she has been an Adjunct Professor since 2015. She also teaches AML law at the SRO Fiduciaire Suisse. From 2008 to 2011, she was a FINMA Board member and a member of the Swiss Federal Banking Commission. In 2011, she was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Federal Audit Oversight Authority, where she serves as Vice Chair. Ms Braam holds a PhD in law from the University of Zurich.

Mr Blok was appointed to the Bank’s Board in 2009. He was previously CEO of Veolia Environnement. He was also Chairman of the FEDEREC (Fédération Professionnelle des Entreprises du Recyclage) for 9 years and is still its Honorary President. In 2014, he founded the Confederation of European Recycling Industries (EuRIC), which represents nearly all European countries. In 2017, he participated in the creation of the Confédération des Métiers de l’Environnement (CME), that brings together over 1,500 companies and of which he is now President. Mr Blok holds a law degree from the University of Montpellier.

Ms Poel was appointed to the Bank’s Board and Audit Committee in 2022. She is a founding partner of MT Finance (Suisse), and an expert in compliance and risk management for financial institutions. As lead auditor at PwC and partner at Deloittes, she acquired over 20 years experience in big 4 audit firms, advising banks, asset managers and collective investment schemes. She was a member of the Expertsuisse working group on the Collective Investment Schemes Act. An active trainer for various institutions (USPI, Fund Academy, Academy & Finance, University of Geneva), she holds a limited number of directorships in BA and FinIA institutions.

Mr Somers joined the Banks Board of Directors in 2006 and served as Chairman from 2009 to 2023. Mr Somers spent the first years of his career at various banks in Düsseldorf and Paris. From 1971, he was a Manager at Banque de Neuflize, Schlumberger, Mallet. In 1979, Mr Somers joined Swiss-Kuwaiti Bank in Geneva as Deputy Manager of Wealth Management, Securities & Financial Operations, and was later appointed Managing Director. In 1993, he joined CBH Bank as Deputy General Manager in charge of the Investment Department and later of the subsidiaries. Mr Somers is a financial analyst and a graduate of the University of Paris.