Niklaus Mannhart is a proven IT and operations expert with more than 20 years' professional experience in IT and strategy consulting and as a Chief Operating Officer. He has worked for Credit Suisse since 2010. Starting as a Business Project Leader for this major bank, in 2011 he was promoted to COO Operations Region Switzerland and COO Operations Utilities. He was then appointed IT & Operations COO for Swiss Universal Bank in November 2016.

Before joining Credit Suisse, Niklaus Mannhart spent nine years working for the business and strategy consulting firm McKinsey&Company in Zurich. The 51-year-old Swiss citizen graduated as a computer science engineer from the Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich and also holds a didactic certificate in information technology following his postgraduate studies.

“We are absolutely pleased that an experienced expert such as Niklaus Mannhart has decided to join our Bank for the newly created COO position”, says Robert Oudmayer, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cembra Money Bank. “With his impressive track record, Niklaus Mannhart will be a valuable addition to the Management Board of Cembra Money Bank.”