The latest senior moves in wealth and asset management from across Europe and the UK.

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise has a new chair of its board of directors. The Vaud Cantonal Government has appointed Eftychia Fischer to the post, replacing Jacques de Watteville, who had been chairman since 2018. Fischer will take up the reins on 1 January 2022.

Fischer, who already serves on BCV’s board, has extensive experience in banking and finance. After graduating with a BSc in physics from Imperial College London, Fischer began her career in 1986 as an interest-rate derivatives trader at Societe Generale Strauss Turnbull in London. She then held managerial positions at firms in Paris and Zurich, including JP Morgan & Co, Julius Baer, and EFG International. In 2010, she joined UBP as the head of the treasury and trading division. 

Fischer took on an additional role as the head of asset management from 2012 to 2015 before being appointed to UBP’s board of directors. She has also been a board member of the Vaud-based insurance company Vaudoise Assurances since 2016. A Greek and Swiss national, Fischer completed the Advanced Management Program at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and is a certified Chartered Financial Analyst and Financial Risk Manager.

BlackRock
BlackRock has named West Lockhart as Europe, Middle East and Africa head of BAS Wealth, its alternative investments specialist business.

Lockhart, who joins BlackRock Alternatives Specialists to lead the private market strategy in the EMEA segment, has a background in the wealth and family offices space, having served in a variety of roles at the world’s largest asset management firm. Lockhart joined BlackRock in 2007 and was named managing director in 2010.