SIX appoints new board members
08 May 2026 Switzerland
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Three new members have been elected to the SIX Board of Directors; Pascal Baumgartner, Pieter Brouwer, and Gaspare La Sala for a three-year term.
Pascal Baumgartner has been CEO of Entris Holding and Entris Banking since 2022, and has a broad background in law, compliance, and banking.
Prior to his current role, he served for eight years as general counsel and head of Legal and Compliance at Valiant Bank.
Before that, he held various positions at the Swiss Bankers Association, Swiss Post and UBS, he is a qualified attorney-at-law and holds an Executive MBA.
Pieter Brouwer has been chief operating officer of UBS Personal and Corporate Banking and UBS Switzerland region since 2026.
He has extensive experience in technology and operations and has held various senior management positions at UBS since 2017.
Prior to this, he held senior roles at Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, and KPMG.
Gaspare La Sala has been an equity partner at Banque Pictet & Cie since 2020 and serves as CEO of Pictet Trading and Sales.
He has years of experience in trading, treasury and investment banking, and is a chartered financial analyst.
Previously, he held various senior management roles at Pictet and UBS, including head of group treasury at Pictet as well as several senior treasury and investment-banking positions at UBS.
André Helfenstein, chairman of the board of directors of SIX comments: “With the appointment of these distinguished experts, the board of directors of SIX gains additional breadth, expertise and perspective.
“Their extensive experience and deep professional knowledge will make a significant contribution to the sustainable development and future success of SIX.”
They succeed Thomas Wellauer, Belén Romana García, Roger Reist and Sven Holstenson, who announced their planned resignations following the expiry of their respective terms of office.
Helfenstein, continues: “On behalf of the entire board of directors, I would like to sincerely thank the departing members for their valuable contributions to the ongoing development of SIX. With their extensive expertise and strong commitment, they have played a key role in shaping the strategic direction of our company.”
The other members of the board of directors of SIX were confirmed and re-elected for a further three-year term of office.
Pascal Baumgartner has been CEO of Entris Holding and Entris Banking since 2022, and has a broad background in law, compliance, and banking.
Prior to his current role, he served for eight years as general counsel and head of Legal and Compliance at Valiant Bank.
Before that, he held various positions at the Swiss Bankers Association, Swiss Post and UBS, he is a qualified attorney-at-law and holds an Executive MBA.
Pieter Brouwer has been chief operating officer of UBS Personal and Corporate Banking and UBS Switzerland region since 2026.
He has extensive experience in technology and operations and has held various senior management positions at UBS since 2017.
Prior to this, he held senior roles at Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, and KPMG.
Gaspare La Sala has been an equity partner at Banque Pictet & Cie since 2020 and serves as CEO of Pictet Trading and Sales.
He has years of experience in trading, treasury and investment banking, and is a chartered financial analyst.
Previously, he held various senior management roles at Pictet and UBS, including head of group treasury at Pictet as well as several senior treasury and investment-banking positions at UBS.
André Helfenstein, chairman of the board of directors of SIX comments: “With the appointment of these distinguished experts, the board of directors of SIX gains additional breadth, expertise and perspective.
“Their extensive experience and deep professional knowledge will make a significant contribution to the sustainable development and future success of SIX.”
They succeed Thomas Wellauer, Belén Romana García, Roger Reist and Sven Holstenson, who announced their planned resignations following the expiry of their respective terms of office.
Helfenstein, continues: “On behalf of the entire board of directors, I would like to sincerely thank the departing members for their valuable contributions to the ongoing development of SIX. With their extensive expertise and strong commitment, they have played a key role in shaping the strategic direction of our company.”
The other members of the board of directors of SIX were confirmed and re-elected for a further three-year term of office.
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