There's a change to one of the most important C-suite roles at the European private banking group.

Quintet Private Bank, parent of Brown Shipley, has appointed Dr Otto Huber (pictured) as group chief financial officer and a member of the Authorized Management Committee, effective June 2026. He will succeed Nicholas Harvey, who is stepping down at the end of July 2026, to ensure a seamless transfer of responsibilities.

Harvey – who intends to pursue professional opportunities elsewhere – joined Quintet as group chief financial officer in 2018, after serving for five years as deputy CEO of Precision Capital, a firm which represents the interests of Quintet’s shareholder.

Most recently, Dr Huber served as head of structured solutions and treasury at Bank Vontobel in Switzerland, where he was responsible for structured investment products and derivatives across equity and fixed income in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, as well as overseeing treasury and loan underwriting activities.

Earlier in his career, he spent more than a decade at Credit Suisse in Zurich and New York, in a range of senior leadership roles across global treasury and risk management. These included serving as global head of liquidity risk, where he strengthened liquidity governance, stress testing and balance-sheet optimisation.

Dr Huber also brings entrepreneurial experience, having served as chief financial officer of Thingstream and as an equity partner in its management buyout, before leading the company’s sale to u?blox, a communications technology firm. Dr Huber is a Certified Financial Risk Manager and a lecturer in corporate finance and fixed income at the University of St Gallen, where he earned a doctoral degree in finance.

“We are very pleased to welcome Otto Huber to Quintet,” Hugo Bänziger, chairman of the board of directors of Quintet Private Bank, said. “He brings more than 20 years of experience across finance, treasury and capital markets, combining strong analytical rigour with an entrepreneurial mindset and proven leadership skills that will support Quintet’s transformation as we strive to unlock its extensive potential.”

Quintet CEO Thomas Heinzl added: “I look forward to working with Otto as we continue to strengthen Quintet’s finance function in support of long-term value creation, growth and financial resilience. I would also like to thank Nicholas for his significant contribution over the past 13 years. He has played an important role in the development of our firm, expanding our finance capabilities and helping to guide Quintet through evolving market conditions. We wish him every success in the future.”