Walter Mathis became a member of General Management and Head of Shared Services in August 2013 and was a member of the Board of Directors of Habib Bank AG Zurich from 2012 until 2013.
Walter Mathis has worked in the financial industry for over 40 years and has held management positions in international financial institutions and consultancy firms. Before joining Habib Bank AG Zurich, he worked for 15 years for Synergis Consulting Ltd., a consultancy boutique for the financial industry, which he co-founded. Prior to that, he was a Member of Management and Head of Controlling at Banca del Gottardo in Lugano, where he was employed for six years. From 1988 to 1992 he worked for Peat, International Consultants Ltd. (KPMG), where he built up and headed – as Partner – the financial service consultancy in Geneva.
Walter Mathis started his professional career with Credit Suisse, working for five years in various positions and locations. He was a member of the Expert Commission Financial Market Regulation and Accounting of the Swiss Bankers Association as a representative (from 1996 – 1998 and 2013 – 2015) of the Association of Foreign Banks in Switzerland.
Walter Mathis holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in economics. In 1987 he graduated from the University of Applied Sciences of Zurich, and is a graduate of the Executive Program from the Swiss Finance Institute of Zurich
