Mark Branson

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Curriculum Vitae (tabular)

1968

Born in the United Kingdom

1986 to 1990

Mathematics and Management Studies (M.A.) at Trinity College, Cambridge
Master’s degree in Operational Research (M.Sc.) at Lancaster University

1990 to 1993

Coopers & Lybrand Management Consultancy, Business Modelling Group, London

1994 to 1997

Credit Suisse, Operations, last position held: Head of Department, Customer Support, London

1997 to 1999

UBS, Warburg Dillon Read, Operations, London

1999 to 2005

UBS, last position held: Chief Communication Officer, Zürich

2006 to 2007

UBS Securities Japan, CEO, Tokyo

2008 to 2009

UBS, CFO of the Wealth Management & Swiss Bank division, Zürich

January 2010 to January 2013

Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), Bern
Head of Banks division and member of the Executive Board

February 2013 to March 2014

Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), Bern
Deputy CEO

April 2014 to April 2021

Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), Bern
CEO

From 1 August 2021

President of the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority

Mandates:

Member of the Supervisory Board of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM)

Member of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB)

Member of the Financial Stability Committee (Ausschuss für Finanzstabilität - AFS)

Member of the following FSB committees: FSB Plenary and FSB Steering Committee group on Non-bank Financial Intermediation (SCN)

Curriculum Vitae (full text)

Mark Branson, born in the United Kingdom in 1968, has been President of the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) since August 2021. Before coming to BaFin, he was CEO of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) in Bern for more than seven years. He had joined FINMA as Head of Banking Supervision in 2010 and was appointed the Swiss authority’s Deputy CEO in 2013.

Prior to his work at FINMA, Branson had worked at UBS from 1997 to 2009. His most recent position there was that of CFO of the Wealth Management and Swiss Bank business division in Zurich, with responsibility for finance and risk control. This position followed his role as CEO of UBS Securities Japan Ltd. (country head) in Japan. From 2001 to 2005, Branson served as UBS Head of Communications, where he was in charge of global group communication and branding. Before taking on this task, he had held various positions for the UBS Group, Credit Suisse Group and Coopers & Lybrand Management Consultancy.

Branson is a member of the following Financial Stability Board (FSB) committees: FSB Plenary as well as FSB Steering Committee group on Non-bank Financial Intermediation (SCN) and he is a member of the German Financial Stability Committee (Ausschuss für Finanzstabilität). Furthermore, he holds a seat on the Supervisory Board of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) and is a member of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB).

Mark Branson holds an MA in Mathematics and Management Studies from the University of Cambridge as well as a master’s degree in Operational Research (MSc) from the University of Lancaster. He has both Swiss and British citizenship.