Julius Baer appoints team head for Asia Switzerland

Reto Buerer has been appointed as team head Asia Switzerland by Julius Baer.

He is based in Zurich and will report to Christian Capelli, head Asia Switzerland for Julius Baer.

Reto brings to the Bank over two decades of experience in wealth management covering UHNW clients across multiple countries in Asia as well as Australia and New Zealand. His extensive background in managing key clients and leading high-performing teams positions the Bank for growth in this important segment.

In addition, he joins from UBS where he headed South East Asia coverage for Credit Suisse out of Switzerland.

Effective 1 September 2024, Julius Baer has renamed its subsidiary Kuoni Mueller & Partner (KM&P) to Julius Baer Real Estate.

Meanwhile, Julius Baer bought the last minority shares in the business, which the Group now owns in full.

In order to address the need for real estate solutions as part of an all-encompassing wealth management strategy, Julius Baer purchased 83% of Zurich-based real estate services firm KM&P in October 2021.

Additionally, Julius Baer has revealed that Thomas Hodel will take over as CEO of Julius Baer Real Estate on 1 February 2025.

In this capacity, he will guide the business and strengthen its standing as one of Switzerland’s notable suppliers of real estate services.

Hodel has extensive expertise at the transaction and managerial levels in the real estate brokerage industry, which is Julius Baer Real Estate’s primary business.

Dominik Weber, the company’s long-time CEO and previous majority shareholder, will continue to serve as a member of the Board of Directors and adviser to Julius Baer Real Estate once Hodel takes over.

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