Rolf von Schwarzbek

Partner
Switzerland

Based in Zurich, Rolf specializes in Executive Search across Switzerland for Financial Services, including Wealth Management, Private Banking and Asset Management. Rolf also leads the European Financial Services Practice.

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Rolf is a Partner at Page Executive based in Zurich, Switzerland with a focus on Financial Services. Rolf has been in Zurich for over 20 years and has nearly 20 years of recruitment experience with a focus on varying front to back functions across Financial Services including in Wealth Management and Asset Management. He has a strong and broad network throughout all corners of Switzerland as well as internationally. Rolf additionally leads the Financial Services Practice in Europe for Page Executive.

Rolf re-joined PageGroup in 2017, and specifically into the Page Executive brand. Prior to this he founded and led his own search firm for six years where he successfully carried out searches in varying roles in Switzerland and internationally. These projects were with clients that ranged from large, local and international banks to smaller and mid-sized private banks, asset managers, family offices and insurance companies. Previous recruitment experience includes two other roles in Zurich, namely at Michael Page (now part of PageGroup). Prior to that Rolf started his career in roles in Chicago, USA and Kansas City, USA. Rolf has a total of over 25 years of work experience.

Rolf moved to Zurich from Chicago in 2004. He is a dual American and Austrian citizen. Rolf is married with two sons and a daughter. He is passionate about sports, wine, traveling and most of all his family.

Industry

Industry

  • Financial Services

Function

Function

  • Board Level
  • CFO & Financial Management
  • Human Resources
  • Legal
  • Operational & General Management
  • Sales

Track Record

  • Group CEO – Boutique, Swiss Private Bank
  • CEO of the US entity – Large, Swiss Private Bank
  • Head of Anti Financial Crime – Large, Universal Bank
  • CFO – Large, Swiss Insurance Company
  • CFO – Boutique, Swiss Private bank
  • Country Head – Large, international Asset Manager
  • Head of Private Banking – Boutique, Swiss Private Bank
  • Global Head of Equities – Boutique, Universal Bank
  • Head of Risk – Large, international Asset Manager
  • Head of Portfolio Management – Swiss Private Bank

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