Michael Schneebeli was elected to the Board of Directors of Habib Bank AG Zurich at the 2021 Annual General Meeting. He became a member of the Audit Committee in 2022. Since 2019 Michael Schneebeli is a partner of a renowned consulting firm in Switzerland, focusing on consulting in banking with particular strength and expertise on anti-money laundering, compliance, risk management, intern control framework and corporate governance. His advisory spectrum also includes new financial technologies (blockchain) and digital means of payment (cryptocurrencies). Prior to that, he worked for 10 years as lead auditor for various national and international banks, securities dealers and fund management companies in the audit department of KPMG in Zurich. He joined KPMG in 2007 as Director and became a partner of KPMG Switzerland in 2009. Before joining KPMG, he progressed through various senior audit and executive management roles at Switzerland-based financial institutions and another big six consulting firm. His experience in the financial and banking services industry provides the Board of Directors with valuable strategic, compliance, risk and digital banking business insights and comprehensive corporate governance and accounting expertise. Michael Schneebeli is a Swiss Certified Public Accountant and has been a member of EXPERTsuisse since 2001.