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Change At The Top Of LGT Wealth Management
The CEO has been in post at the UK-based wealth management firm for 13 years.
A new CEO is set to take the helm at LGT Wealth Management as Ben Snee (main picture) steps down after 13 years in the post.
Snee will hand over leadership in early 2026, after which he will remain connected to the firm in a non-executive capacity.
Heinrich Henckel (pictured below), the former long-standing CEO
of LGT Bank Switzerland and member of the senior management board
of LGT Private Banking, will assume the role – subject to
regulatory approval.
Heinrich Henckel
Henckel joined LGT in 2009. As a member of LGT Bank Switzerland’s executive board, he was initially responsible for the Swiss and European client markets before serving as CEO of LGT Bank Switzerland from 2013 to 2023. Earlier in his career, he gained international experience with Baker & McKenzie in Hong Kong, Jakarta and Zurich, and later held senior positions at the Swiss Stock Exchange, including CEO of SWX Swiss Exchange and a member of the SIX Group executive board.
“We are very pleased that Heinrich Henckel has agreed to lead LGT Wealth Management. He knows LGT inside out, and as a member of the LGT Wealth Management UK governing board, he is already well acquainted with our business in the UK,” Olivier de Perregaux, CEO of LGT Private Banking, said. “I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Ben Snee for his outstanding commitment over the past 13 years. He has developed LGT Wealth Management into a leading firm in the UK market and has laid a strong foundation for the future.”
Snee will pursue a new professional direction outside the financial sector but will continue to support LGT Wealth Management through his roles on all board mandates.
“What makes me most proud is the extraordinary team we have built, and the way we have always put our clients at the centre of everything we do. I am grateful to my colleagues for their dedication and to our owner for their unwavering support. While I am looking forward to pursuing a new path, I am delighted to remain connected to the firm in a non-executive capacity,” Snee said.