Newly appointed UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti (R) speaks with UBS Chairman Colm Kelleher throughout a press convention in Zurich on March 29, 2023.
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UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti earned 14.4 million Swiss francs ($15.9 million) in 2023 after his shock return on the helm of the Swiss banking big, following its takeover of stricken rival Credit score Suisse.
The financial institution introduced in late March that Ermotti would return for a second spell as CEO, changing Ralph Hamers from April 5 final yr, as UBS undertook the mammoth job of integrating Credit score Suisse’s enterprise. Ermotti’s earlier tenure ran from 2011 to 2020.
Hamers earned 12.6 million Swiss francs in 2022 throughout his final full yr as CEO, in accordance with UBS’ annual report revealed on Thursday.
The figures complete base and variable compensation.
In complete, the financial institution’s government board picked up a 140.3 million Swiss franc pay bundle in 2023, a major improve from the earlier yr’s 106.9 million francs.
Bonuses paid to staff on the new mixed financial institution totaled $4.5 billion, UBS revealed, nearly all of which was paid in money.
This marked a 14% discount in contrast with the combination 2022 pool of $5.3 billion for the mixed entities, as UBS seems to be to chop prices as a part of its integration of Credit score Suisse.
The financial institution final month reported a second consecutive quarterly loss on the again of integration prices, however continued to ship sturdy underlying working income.
UBS shares have gained greater than 52% since Ermotti took the reins on April 5, 2023.