Mark Branson (1968) studied Mathematics and Management Studies (M.A.) at Trinity College, Cambridge. He also obtained a Master’s degree in Operational Research (M.Sc.) from the University of Lancaster. Mark Branson is a British citizen.
After his successful graduation in England, Mark Branson started his professional career at Coopers & Lybrand Management Consultancy Services. Three years later, he moved to Credit Suisse in London where, two years after joining the bank, he led a customer support department. In 1997, Mark Branson took a further step in his professional career by joining the former SBC Warburg. Shortly afterwards, he was transferred to the head office in Zurich, where he assumed responsibility for the Business and Logistics Strategy unit of the Corporate Center’s Strategic Analysis group. He was subsequently ap-pointed Head of Investor Relations. In 2001, he was promoted to the post of group-wide Head of Communications, with management responsibility for all aspects of communication and branding. Mark Branson held this post for five years, before being made CEO of UBS Securities Japan Ltd in 2006 as part of a targeted rotation of roles. During his time there, Mark Branson was responsible for investment banking, securities activities, asset management and wealth management in Japan. In February 2008, Mark Branson was then appointed CFO of the Wealth Management and Swiss Bank business division in Zurich where he was in charge of finance, risk control, compliance, strategy development and treasury management.
Mark Branson took up the post of Head of Banks division at FINMA in Bern on 1 January 2010 and was appointed Deputy CEO on 1 February 2013. He has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of FINMA as of 1 April 2014.
