Peter Gomez is to step down as chairman of the board of directors of SIX at the general meeting of shareholders at the end of May 2013, following an orderly process to find a successor.
Gomez successfully implemented the merger of the three predecessor companies into SIX in a difficult environment. The board is proposing as his successor Alexandre Zeller, who most recently held the position of CEO at HSBC Private Bank (Switzerland) and regional CEO of its Global Private Bank EMEA (Europe, Middle-East and Africa).
(JDC)