Philipp Koepfli

Background

About Philipp Koepfli

I joined HBZ in January 2025 to strengthen the global supervision of the Group and develop further its Financial Crime Compliance framework.From September 2023 to December 2024 I worked on a temporary project at GPBS as Head of Compliance to wind down the banking operations in accordance with regulatory requirements.During my tenure at Julius Baer (2013 - 2023), I served as Global Head KYC Acceleration / Compliance Coverage UHNW and as Chief Risk Officer Middle East & Africa / Member of the Executive Board of the Julius Baer company in Dubai. In the latter function, I was responsible for the firm’s compliance with rules and applicable legislation relating to the firm’s financial services in or from the DIFC. In addition, I developed and implemented with my team of compliance, legal and risk professionals an adequate Compliance framework across the Group locations in the MEA region. Initially, I was hired by Julius Baer as Front Compliance Officer covering predominantly emerging markets.Previously (2006 - 2013), I was with Bank Sal. Oppenheim / Deutsche Bank, Clariden Leu and SBB in various Legal and Compliance roles. I hold law degrees from the Universities of Fribourg (Bachelor & Master) and Strasbourg (Certificate in European and International Law).