Brandenberger joins from Vontobel, another Swiss private bank, where she served as managing director, head of risk control and a member of the finance and risk management team since 2004. Previously, she was the group's head of market risk and credit risk. 

She takes on the new role of chair of EFG International's risk committee.

Switzerland-listed EFG International provides private banking and asset management services from around 30 locations worldwide. The group recently recruited Benjamin Hughes and Gonzalo Ferrer as managing partners of its Chilean business.