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Markus Diethelm

General Counsel

Markus Diethelm

Born 1957 – Swiss citizen
Member of the Executive Board of Credit Suisse Group AG
and Credit Suisse AG since June 15, 2022

Professional history


2022-present	Credit Suisse
	General Counsel (as of June 15, 2022)
2008-2022	UBS
	Of Counsel (2021-2022) Group General Counsel and Member of the Group Executive Board of UBS Group AG (2014-2021) Group General Counsel and Member of the Group Executive Board of UBS AG (2008-2021) Member of the Executive Board of UBS Business Solutions AG (2015-2016)
1998-2008	Swiss Re
	Member of the Group Executive Board (2007-2008) Group Chief Legal Officer (1998-2008)
Prior to 1998	Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Brussels and Paris
	Attorney-at-law (1992-1998)
	Shearman & Sterling, New York
	Attorney-at-law (1989-1992)
	Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York
	Attorney-at-law (1988-1989)
	District Court of Uster
	Law Clerk (1984-1985)
	Bär & Karrer, Zurich
	Associate (1983-1984)

Education


1997	Admission to the bar of the Canton of Geneva
1992	Doctorate in Law (JSD), Stanford Law School, USA
1991	Admission to the bar of the State of New York, USA
1988	Master of the Science of Law (JSM), Stanford Law School, USA
1986	Admission to the bar of the Canton of Zurich
1983	Master in Law (lic. iur.), University of Zurich

Other activities and functions


Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Legal Committee
American Swiss Foundation, Co-Chairman and Chairman of the Swiss Advisory Council
New York State Council of Business Leaders in Support of Access to Justice, Member
Swiss Finance Institute, Vice-Chair of the Foundation Board

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