Photo:  Xavier Bonna, Managing Partner of the Lombard Odier & Cie SA Group ©

At the time of its 2026 Annual General Meeting, the Institut Supérieur de Formation Bancaire (ISFB) announces the appointment of Mr Xavier Bonna, Managing Partner of the Lombard Odier & Cie SA Group, to its Board, effective 1 June 2026.

The ISFB Board, chaired by Mr Christian Skaanild, Managing Partner of Bordier & Cie, brings together representatives of member banks, involved at the highest level in the management of banking and financial institutions active in French-speaking Switzerland. The ISFB’s General Management is headed by Mr Mathias Baitan. As a professional association, the ISFB offers its members pooled services in training, skills development and human resources.

“The return of Lombard Odier & Cie to the ISFB Board is a strong signal for our professional association and for the financial centre of French-speaking Switzerland. It confirms the importance of collective commitment by banks around training, skills development and preparing the professions of tomorrow,” says Christian Skaanild, President of the Institute.

Xavier Bonna said: “I am delighted to join the ISFB Board, whose role is central to the financial centre of French-speaking Switzerland. In a profession where technical expertise remains essential, the quality of the relationship, listening and knowledge transfer make the difference over time. The ISFB contributes precisely to sustaining that standard by connecting banks, practitioners on the ground and the sector’s future needs. It is in that spirit that I wish to serve on its Board.”

With this appointment, the ISFB strengthens its governance and its strategic role among banks and financial institutions in French-speaking Switzerland. The Institute is thus continuing its mission: bringing together industry players around skills development, employability and the preparation of the banking and financial professions of tomorrow.

About Xavier Bonna

Xavier Bonna has been Managing Partner of the Lombard Odier Group since 1 January 2025. Educated at IHEID, he built his career in financial markets, first at Merrill Lynch and then at Edmond de Rothschild, before joining Lombard Odier. Within the Group, he has held several responsibilities, including Senior Private Banker, Head of Belgium Francophone Market and Head of Portfolio Management. His career has taken him from financial analysis and portfolio management to client relationships, underpinned by a strong conviction: in wealth management, technical mastery remains essential, but trust is built over time, through listening, consistency and the quality of human relationships.

Get to know Xavier Bonna (interview link Technical mastery and the strength of relationships: interview with Xavier Bonna, Managing Partner of the Lombard Odier Group | ISFB)

Board composition as of 1^st June 2026

• Christian Skaanild, Bordier & Cie, Chairman (renewed)
• Nicolas Krügel, Banque Cantonale de Genève, Vice-Chairman (renewed)
• Camille Vial, Banque Mirabaud & Cie, Member (renewed)
• Isabelle Jacob-Nebout, CA Indosuez (Suisse) SA, Member (renewed)
• Jean-François Beausoleil, UBS (Suisse) SA, Member (renewed)
• Xavier Bonna, Lombard Odier & Cie SA, Member (new)
• Hervé Broch, Banque Raiffeisen, Member (renewed)
• Edouard Cuendet, Fondation Genève Place Financière, Member (renewed)
• Christian Steinmann, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Member (renewed)
• Alexandre Tavazzi, Pictet & Cie, Member (renewed)

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About ISFB

ISFB is the skills and career centre for banks and financial institutions in French-speaking Switzerland. The Institute provides specialised services for the banking and finance sector in the areas of Continuing education, Certifications, Career development and Network visibility. Established in 1987 as a non-profit professional association and recognised as being of public interest, ISFB today brings together more than fifty banking and financial institutions across French-speaking Switzerland.

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