Group Executive Board

Nationality: German | Year of birth: 1969

Christian Bluhm has been Group Chief Risk Officer since 2016. He held several positions in academia before starting his banking career in 1999 with Deutsche Bank in credit risk management, and subsequently working for Hypovereinsbank and Credit Suisse in the same area. Before joining UBS, he used his expertise and skills as Chief Risk & Financial Officer at FMS Wertmanagement. Mr. Bluhm is responsible for the development of the Group’s risk management and control framework for various risk categories and implementation of its independent control frameworks.

Nationality: British | Year of birth: 1977

Mike Dargan was appointed Group Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO) in May 2021 after leading our Group Technology function since joining UBS in 2016. In addition to his CDIO remit, where he oversees global functions such as technology and corporate services, he is also Group Executive Board sponsor for our firm’s digital assets strategy and a co-sponsor of both our AI, Data and Analytics center of expertise (along with Robert Karofsky) and our agile transformation. Prior to joining UBS,
Mr. Dargan held various senior roles in technology, corporate strategy and investment banking at Standard Chartered Bank, Merrill Lynch and Oliver Wyman.

Nationality: American (US) | Year of birth: 1962

Suni Harford was appointed President Asset Management in 2019 and is the Chair of UBS Optimus Foundation. Ms. Harford has been the UBS GEB Lead for Sustainability and Impact since May 2021. She started her Wall Street career at Merrill Lynch & Co., in investment banking, before embarking on a 24-year career at Citigroup Inc., the last nine years of which she was the Regional Head of Markets for North America. Ms. Harford joined UBS in 2017, bringing with her a broad experience from
across the industry, including in research, client coverage and risk management, and successfully led UBS Asset Management’s integrated investments capabilities, driving performance for its clients.

Nationality: American (US) | Year of birth: 1967

Robert Karofsky was appointed Co-President of the Investment Bank in 2018. He became sole President in April 2021. Before joining UBS, he acquired know-how in investment banking as an analyst and trader, working for various financial institutions such as Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and AllianceBernstein. He then became Global Head of Equities at UBS, responsible for driving UBS’s growth strategy for equities globally. In October 2021, Mr. Karofsky was appointed to the additional role of UBS GEB sponsor to co-lead the AI, Data and Analytics center of expertise, along with Mike Dargan.

Nationality: Swiss and German | Year of birth: 1965

Sabine Keller-Busse was appointed President Personal & Corporate Banking and President UBS Switzerland in 2021, heading the leading universal bank in Switzerland. In her previous role as Group COO, she oversaw global functions such as technology, operations, human resources and corporate services. She has been pivotal in driving business alignment, and digital and cultural transformation, while also facilitating business growth as President UBS Europe, Middle East and Africa. Ms. Keller-Busse also brings in-depth experience regarding financial market infrastructure, having served on the Board of SIX Group for nine years.

Nationality: Singaporean | Year of birth: 1960

Edmund Koh has been President UBS Asia Pacific since 2019. He is a financial sector veteran, with more than 30 years in senior roles in financial services, including as Head Wealth Management Asia Pacific, Country Head Singapore and Head Wealth Management South-East Asia and Asia Pacific Hub for UBS. Before working for DBS Bank in Singapore, Mr. Koh was CEO for Prudential Assurance and Alverdine Pte Ltd, both companies based in Singapore. He joined UBS from Taiwan-based Ta Chong Bank, where he served as President and Director.

Nationality: Italian | Year of birth: 1971

Barbara Levi has been Group General Counsel since November 2021. A qualified attorney-at-law, she has been admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States, the New York State bar and the bar of Milan, Italy, and has worked in several law firms in New York and Milan. Ms. Levi began her corporate career with Novartis Group in 2004 and worked there for 16 years, holding a number of senior legal roles across Europe. Before joining UBS, she served as Chief Legal Officer & External Affairs at Rio Tinto Group and, before that, as General Counsel. In both roles, she was a member of that company’s executive committee.

Nationality: Swiss | Year of birth: 1965

Markus Ronner has been Group Chief Compliance and Governance Officer since 2018. He has been with UBS for more than 40 years and held various positions across the firm, including manager of the Group-wide too-big-to-fail program, COO Wealth Management & Swiss Bank, Head Products and Services of Wealth Management & Swiss Bank, COO Asset Management, and Head Group Internal Audit. In his current position, he is responsible at the Group level for the control of all non-financial risks, governmental and regulatory affairs, as well as investigations and governance matters. Since 2022, he also serves as Chairman of UBS Switzerland AG, the leading Swiss universal bank.

Nationality: American (US) and French | Year of birth: 1974

Sarah Youngwood became Group CFO in May 2022. Before joining UBS, Ms. Youngwood was CFO for JPMorgan Chase Consumer & Community Banking, CFO for Firmwide Technology and CFO for Diversity & Inclusion. She set up the data and reporting infrastructure for that company’s USD 30bn racial equity commitments. Previously, Ms. Youngwood was Head of Investor Relations and worked in the Financial Institutions Group within JPMorgan’s investment bank in Paris, London and New York. She brings in-depth finance expertise to the table and has a strong track record of adding long-term value, and leading agile and data-driven transformations.