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Bank Vontobel Europe AG appoints Anton Hötzl as Chief Operating Officer

Published on 08.10.2024 CEST

Bank Vontobel Europe AG has appointed Anton Hötzl as Chief Operating Officer. He succeeds Andreas Heinrichs, who is stepping down from his operational responsibilities after more than 25 years at Vontobel.

Effective on November 1, 2024, Bank Vontobel Europe AG will be led by a three-members board, including Thomas Fischer, Head of Private Clients Germany, René Weinhold, Head Institutional Clients Germany, and Anton Hötzl, COO and Head Structured Solutions & Treasury Europe.

Anton Hötzl joined Vontobel in Frankfurt in January 2008 as legal counsel for product management. During his career at Vontobel, he held various positions in business development in Frankfurt and Zurich. Since 2020, he has been responsible for the Structured Solutions Europe division in Frankfurt. He has been a member of the Executive Board of Bank Vontobel Europe AG since 2021 and a Managing Director of Vontobel Financial Products GmbH since 2013. Before joining Vontobel, Anton Hötzl worked at the Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank.

Andreas Heinrichs joined Vontobel in 1999 from Sal. Oppenheim Jr. & Cie., where he was Head of Equities. At Vontobel he built up the equity sales team in Germany. He has been a member of the Executive Board of Bank Vontobel Europe AG since 2009 and led the brokerage business. On September 1, 2020, Andreas Heinrichs took over the role of Chief Operating Officer in Munich.

"We extend our heartfelt appreciation to Andreas for his remarkable 25-year tenure, during which he has been instrumental in building our presence in Germany. His passion and commitment have been a driving force behind our shared success," said Brian Fischer, Chairman of the Supervisory Board.

The new Executive Board composition underscores Vontobel’s future growth plans in Germany: "As a member of the Executive Board over the past years, Anton Hötzl has successfully managed the business with structured securities in Europe. As we embark on the next stage of growth, we look forward to the specialized expertise of Anton Hötzl as Chief Operating Officer," added Brian Fischer.

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Bank Vontobel Europe AG
Bank Vontobel Europe AG, with locations in Munich (headquarters), Frankfurt am Main, and Hamburg, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vontobel, an international investment management firm with Swiss roots, specializing in the areas of Private Clients and Institutional Clients.

Vontobel
An international investment house with Swiss roots, we offer investment and advisory solutions to private and institutional clients. Our head office is in Zurich and we are represented in 28 locations worldwide. The shares of Vontobel Holding AG are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and are majority-owned by the founding family. The family's close ties to the company guarantee entrepreneurial independence, and the resulting freedom is also an obligation to fulfill our responsibility to society. As of June 30, 2024, Vontobel held CHF 225.9 billion of assets under management. With our investment-led approach that focuses exclusively on the buy-side of financial markets, we think and act purely from the client’s perspective – as an investor for investors. This includes keeping our finger on the pulse to provide our investors with the best solutions - something we have been committed to for over 100 years. We harness the power of technology to multiply our investment expertise across platforms and ecosystems and deliver high-quality, personalized client experiences. Because for us, successful investing starts with taking personal responsibility. This means that we want to empower our employees so that they can realize their potential, act independently and open new perspectives. We constantly question what we have achieved because we strive to exceed our customers' expectations.

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Published on 08.10.2024 CEST

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