Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. appoints Renato Costantini as new General Counsel

Renato Costantini

(PRESS RELEASE) ZÜRICH, 26-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. welcomes Renato Costantini as the new General Counsel. In this role, Renato will also join Executive Board of Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. and the Management Committee of the Swiss Universal Bank division.

After studying law at the University of Zurich, Renato Costantini was admitted to the Swiss Bar Association and later gained a PhD from the University of Lucerne. He began his career in 2002 at the Zurich District Court. After many years as an attorney with Niederer Kraft & Frey, where he specialized in banking and financial law, he joined Credit Suisse in 2011, where he has held various senior positions within the General Counsel unit – most recently as Head of Legal Products & Wealth Planning and as Head of Legal Trading, Brokerage, Custody & Payments at Credit Suisse in Switzerland.

44-year-old Costantini succeeds Thomas Grotzer, who has served as interim Global Head of Compliance of Credit Suisse Group AG since April 6, 2021.

Credit Suisse AG
Credit Suisse AG is one of the world’s leading financial services providers and belongs to Credit Suisse Group (referred to hereinafter as “Credit Suisse”). Our strategy builds on Credit Suisse’s core strengths: its position as a leading wealth manager, its specialist investment banking capabilities and its strong presence in our home market of Switzerland. We seek to follow a balanced approach to wealth management, aiming to capitalize on both the large pool of wealth within mature markets as well as the significant growth in wealth in Asia Pacific and other emerging markets, while also serving key developed markets with an emphasis on Switzerland. Credit Suisse employs approximately 48,770 people. The registered shares (CSGN) of Credit Suisse Group AG, are listed in Switzerland and, in the form of American Depositary Shares (CS), in New York. Further information about Credit Suisse can be found at www.credit-suisse.com.

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SOURCE: CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG