Simone Westerfeld

Simone Westerfeld

Simone Westerfeld

Prof. Dr.

Adjunct Professor

Publications

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Main Focuses

Relationship Lending, Credit Risk Management, Credit Derivatives

Education

Post Doctorate Lecture Qualification ("Habilitation"), University of St. Gallen, April 2010
PhD ("Dr. oec.") at University of St. Gallen, October 2004
Studies in Business Administration at Stockholm School of Economics and University of St. Gallen, graduation with Master degree ("lic. oec.") in October 2000
Banking Apprenticeship, Deutsche Bank AG, Bielefeld (1994-1996)

Professional Career

since January 2020: Head Personal Banking, Member of the Executive Management of UBS Switzerland
since April 2015: Associate Professor for Banking at University of St. Gallen
2019: Head Multinationals & Strategic Transactions, Group Managing Director, UBS AG
2018-2019: CEO ad interim, Basler Kantonalbank (BKB)
2016-2019: Member of the Board of Directors at Risk Solution Network (RSN) AG
2015-2018: Group CFO/Deputy CEO, Member of the Group Executive Board, Basler Kantonalbank (BKB)
2012-2015: Professor for Banking & Finance at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland, Basel
2006-2012: Assistant Professor for Banking at University of St. Gallen (HSG)
2000-2006: UBS AG (Zurich), Director, Lending Products International
2000: Credit Suisse AG (St. Gallen), Credit Workout
1998: Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Inc. (New York), Loan Syndications
1994-1996: Deutsche Bank AG (Bielefeld), Corporate & Private Clients

Projects

Affiliations

German Finance Association (DGF)
Swiss Society for Financial Market Research (SGF)
Verband der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft (VHB)
Rotary Club Basel Dreiländereck