Patrick Gigon

Mr Patrick Gigon has worked 35 years in the banking sector. He worked 35 years with Credit Suisse in Lausanne, Zurich and New-York. He joined then for five years Bank of America, where he was a managing director of the discretionary wealth management department; he was a member of the Direction Committee of the group in Switzerland, and the Vice-President of the International Placement Committee of the Bank. In 1988, he becomes the Managing Director of the Bank in Liechstenstein, in charge of the development of the branch and member of the Direction Committee for Switzerland. In 1992, he takes over the Direction of Banque Franck Galland & Cie, as CEO and President of the General Direction.

In 2011, he is the President of the Merger Committee of the banks Franck Galland and Piguet, and becomes Board Member of the merged entity Piguet Galland et Cie SA, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Group. Since 2011, Mr. Patrick Gigon has been and is an independent Board Member of several banking and financial companies. He also is involved in two philanthropic mandates.