Banca del Gottardo, based in Lugano, Switzerland, has appointed Felix Ehrat to be its new non-executive chairman. He replaces Claudio Genera...

Banca del Gottardo, based in Lugano, Switzerland, has appointed Felix Ehrat to be its new non-executive chairman. He replaces Claudio Generali the former chairman has left the bank. Mr Ehrat is a senior partner at the law offices of Bar & Karrer in Zurich. A statement from the bank said the 47-year-old lawyer has close ties to the Ticino region of Switzerland (Italian speaking). In 1992 he opened a Bär & Karrer office in Lugano which he subsequently managed for eight years. Mr Generali had been with Gottardo for more than 15 years.