Veteran boss of UBS funds unit quits chief exec role after 13 years
UBS ASSET management yesterday reshuffled its boardroom after long-standing chairman and chief executive John Fraser announced his retirement from the frontline.
The money manager, which invests more than SFr580bn (£395bn) of other people’s money, said Fraser, 62, will step down as chief executive at the end of this month but stay on as chairman.
The firm has appointed chief operating officer Ulrich Koerner, a former McKinsey consultant, to become the new chief executive.
Australian Fraser, previously an economist in the Australian government, joined the bank 20 years ago in his native homeland.
He has headed its fund management division since 2001. UBS chief executive Sergio Ermotti praised Fraser’s “lasting contribution” to the bank.
The asset manager’s chief financial officer Tom Naratil will step up to replace Koerner.