EFG International announces successful completion of penultimate integration milestone; Giorgio Pradelli, current Deputy CEO and CFO, to succeed CEO Joachim H. Straehle, who retires at year-end 2017

Following the successful completion of the platform migration of the former BSI businesses in Zurich and Geneva onto EFG’s IT platform, EFG International announces the appointment of Giorgio Pradelli as EFG’s new CEO effective 1 January 2018. Joachim H. Straehle has announced his retirement as of end-2017, when the full integration of former BSI into EFG is expected to be completed. Dimitris Politis will succeed Giorgio Pradelli in his role as CFO, and Renato Cohn has been appointed EFG’s future Deputy CEO.