Executive Committee
Eric G. SarasinHead of Private Banking Division |
Born in 1958; Swiss citizen; lives in Basel, Switzerland; did his initial banking training in Basel. Has a business degree in finance and investments from Babson College, Boston, Mass., USA and is a graduate of the Swiss Banking School.
Starting in 1980 Eric G. Sarasin spent two years with Pictet & Co. in Geneva as a financial analyst. He then did further training at Morgan Guarantee Trust and Kidder, Peabody in New York. From 1985 to 1988 he was a senior account officer with Citibank N.A. in New York. He moved to Bank Sarasin in 1988, where he became a partner in 1994. Before being appointed head of Private Banking Basel, Geneva and Lugano in April 2004, he was responsible for Swiss brokerage services for foreign institutions, the development of institutional marketing and the Group’s Private Banking International business unit. He has been a member of Bank Sarasin’s Executive Committee since 1 January 2004. Eric G. Sarasin was Head of the Private and Institutional Clients Switzerland Division from 2006 to 2008. Since 1 January 2009 is in charge of the Private Banking Division, along with Fidelis M. Goetz. Eric G. Sarasin is President of the German-Swiss Chamber of Commerce, a member of Board of Directors of Basel Zoo, a member of Board of Directors and Treasurer of GGG Breite AG and is also active in numerous philanthropic foundations in Switzerland and abroad.
