Mirko Bianchi, Keyu Jin and Amanda Norton have been proposed for election as non-executive directors on the Credit Suisse board.
Bianchi has held a number of senior finance roles at UniCredit, including as group chief financial officer for the bank in Milan and chief executive officer of wealth management and private banking.
Jin is a professor of economics at the London School of Economics, focusing on topics including global capital flows, international technology competition and China’s growth model. She is a non-executive director of Richemont Group and Qingdao AInnovation venture.
Norton most recently served as group chief risk officer at Wells Fargo. She has over 30 years of experience in risk functions across financial services companies including at JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America. She also held senior roles at Ally Financial and Chase Manhattan Bank UK.
The appointments are subject to regulatory approval.
In other board changes, Christian Gellerstad will become vice-chair and lead independent director, taking over from Severin Schwan.
Axel Lehmann, Credit Suisse chair, said: “I am delighted that Mirko, Keyu and Mandy have been nominated to join our board. Both Mirko and Mandy bring highly relevant banking, finance and risk experience, with careers spanning more than three decades in globally leading financial institutions. Keyu will further strengthen the board’s focus on the APAC growth region and position the board closer to China’s next generation and fintech development. I look forward to working with Christian as he takes on new responsibilities and with Mirko, Keyu and Mandy in their new roles as members of the board.”