Peter Burrill is a senior finance professional with over 30 years of experience working in Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. He joins Julius Baer from Standard Chartered, where he worked for nine years, most recently as interim Group CFO and member of the Group Management Team. This followed five years as Group Head, Central Finance and Deputy CFO, where he transformed the Finance function, from core infrastructure and operating model to building a high-performing international team. He previously worked at Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt as Group Controller and Co-Head of Group Finance, responsible for oversight of all group-wide finance functions, including financial reporting and regulatory policy. He started his career at KPMG, where he spent 20 years as an auditor in the firm’s Financial Services practice, and was a partner in the Munich and Frankfurt offices. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Stefan Bollinger, Chief Executive Officer of Julius Baer, said: “We are delighted to welcome Pete to Julius Baer. He brings profound depth and breadth of financial expertise, having led the full range of finance and regulatory functions. With extensive international experience across our core markets and working at a bank strongly focused on wealth management, he will be an outstanding addition to our team as we continue to strengthen and grow our leading wealth franchise and build on the strong partnerships across all stakeholder groups.”

He continued: “I also want to thank Evie for her countless contributions to Julius Baer over her career. We wish her every success in the future.”