Frankfurt, 15 April 2026 – Julius Baer announced today the appointment of Klaus Naeve as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bank Julius Baer Germany AG, effective 1 September 2026. Klaus Naeve brings extensive experience in wealth management and most recently served as Head of Wealth and Asset Management as well as a member of the extended management board at Berenberg. With his longstanding expertise in the German wealth management business, he will bring the ideal skill set to lead the Germany-based Bank into the next phase of growth. 

“I am delighted to welcome Klaus Naeve to Julius Baer. He is an accomplished banking professional with proven leadership skills and a strong dedication to delivering exceptional service to sophisticated private clients. I am confident that he will support us in implementing our ambitious growth strategy and that he will further refine Julius Baer’s value proposition for our sophisticated clients,” says Thomas Frauenlob, Co-Head Western Markets & Switzerland at Julius Baer.

Sven Nykamp, who is currently responsible for the client business in Germany, will step down from the Executive Board as of 31 August 2026 but will continue to serve the Bank in a senior client-facing role. “We would like to sincerely thank Sven Nykamp for his enduring commitment during the past 15 years in leadership positions and, most recently, as a member of the Executive Board,” says Roman Graf, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Bank Julius Baer Germany AG.

The remaining Executive Board structure is unchanged: Thomas Falk (Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer) and Markus Mrasek (Chief Operating Officer) will continue to act as reliable partners on the Executive Board.

Bank Julius Baer Germany AG, with locations in Frankfurt am Main (headquarters), Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Kiel, Mannheim, Munich, Stuttgart, and Würzburg, is a 100% subsidiary of Julius Baer Group in Zurich.