Credit Suisse Group AG is turning to the first Swiss-born Chief Executive Officer in almost two decades to restore calm in a boardroom shaken by infighting and personal animosities. Thomas Gottstein, the newly appointed Group CEO, has more than 30 years of experience in the banking industry, including more than 20 years with Credit Suisse.

Thomas Gottstein, hier im Büro, ist ab Mitte Februar Chef der Credit Suisse. Mit Thomas Gottstein wird ein in der Schweiz verwurzelter Banker neuer Chef der Credit Suisse. He apparently got a little testy over the Khan scandal in the Kronenhalle. These things shouldn't happen, but it's understandable on an emotional level. Im Tumult um Starbanker Iqbal Khan ist noch lange nicht Ruhe: Im Zürcher Restaurant Kronenhalle kam es kürzlich zu einem Streit zwischen dem Schweiz-Chef der Credit Suisse, Thomas Gottstein, und Khans PR-Berater Aloys Hirzel, wie der «Tages-Anzeiger» berichtet.

Thomas Gottstein verlor letzthin laut NZZ am Sonntag völlig die Nerven. Kronenhalle Altercation.
People who know him describe Gottstein as blunt and very focused on numbers. Gottstein ist eines der wichtigsten Geschäftsleitungsmitglieder der Credit Suisse. He has a track record and a good reputation.

Nun drohte Gottstein dem Khan-Mann gemäss Zeitungsbericht von gestern, diesen plattzuwalzen. Khan und Gottstein waren Intimfeinde bei der CS, bis Khan vor kurzem zur UBS übersprang.

3/9 Damit krönt der Golfer Gottstein (l.), hier mit dem spanischen Profi Sergio García, seine Karriere im Banking. Thomas Gottstein, who was named Friday to succeed Tidjane Thiam at the helm of the lender, is as Swiss an executive as they come: A 20-year veteran of the bank, with degrees in business administration and accounting from the University of Zurich.

His track record is based on management roles in Investment Banking (for which he spent 13 years in London) as well as in Private Banking. Is Thomas Gottstein the right person for the job?

I never heard anything unfavorable about him. Im Zürcher Nobel-Restaurant Kronenhalle beim Bellevue ging er verbal auf einen Verbündeten von Iqbal Khan los.


Wenn Tidjane Thiam am kommenden Freitag den Hut nimmt, tritt Thomas Gottstein seine Nachfolge als CEO der Credit Suisse (CS) an.

Thomas Gottstein, who was named Friday to succeed Tidjane Thiam at the helm of the lender, is as Swiss an executive as they come: A 20-year veteran of the bank, with degrees in business administration and accounting from the University of Zurich. Wer seine Freunde und wer seine Gegenspieler sind.

Der 55-jährige Schweizer war bisher Chef von CS Schweiz und arbeitet bereits seit 1999 für die Bank. Diesmal brannten offenbar bei Thomas Gottstein (55) die Sicherungen durch. I think he's the right choice.

The Swiss ex-investment banker reportedly made the remarks in the middle of Kronenhalle, a Zurich power lunch venue where the rich and powerful sup on 58 swiss franc ($59) plates of speciality sliced veal with roesti surrounded by works by Chagall, Mirò, Braque, and Matisse adorning the walls.