Stonehage Fleming (“the Group”), one of the world’s leading international Family Offices, announces the appointment of Stefan Flachsmann as Group Head of Financial Services.
In this newly created role, Stefan will be responsible for managing and developing Stonehage Fleming’s financial services offering. This includes the Group’s treasury, dealing and custody platforms, the Group’s financial counterparty relationships, and relationships with the Group’s financial partners. Stefan will be based in Zurich and will report directly to Chris Merry, Group CEO.
Stefan has 27 years’ experience in investment and private banking, as well as asset and fund management, and has worked in the US, Europe, and APAC. He joins Stonehage Fleming from UBS where he was Head of Asset Servicing Europe. Stefan joined UBS in 2006 in the Investment Bank where he held various risk positions and was responsible for enhancing its operational risk framework. He was a founding member of the Asset Servicing business in UBS, which included the creation of an institutional wealth platform and solutions for UHNW and institutional clients. Prior to UBS he worked as a risk and management consultant leading global regulatory and banking programmes.
Stonehage Fleming’s Financial Services division forms the fourth pillar of business for the Group, adding to Family Office, Investment Management and Corporate, Legal & Tax Advisory Services.
Commenting on the appointment, Chris Merry, Group CEO of Stonehage Fleming, said: “It is a pleasure to welcome Stefan to Stonehage Fleming. He brings a unique range of client servicing and operational skills and has extensive process and product knowledge of the financial services industry. The combination of Stefan’s commercial and operational acumen, alongside his strategic vision, will be invaluable to the Group as we continue to support some of the world’s leading families and wealth creators across generations and geographies.”
Stefan Flachsmann said: “I am delighted to join Stonehage Fleming to manage and develop the Group’s Financial Services offering. Providing families with state-of-the-art financial solutions underpinned by high quality operational support and execution is key to enable strategic advice and planning services. These combined all help discerning clients to address the challenges of creating and preserving wealth. Stonehage Fleming is a widely respected adviser to many of the world’s leading families and wealth creators and I look forward to being part of the team.”
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Stonehage Fleming is one of the world’s leading independently owned multi- family offices and the largest in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), as measured by its breadth of services, geographic reach and by assets under management, advice and administration.
Stonehage Fleming provides a range of services from long-term strategic planning and investments to day-to-day advice and administration to the world’s leading families and wealth creators. The Group advises on over GBP60bn (USD75bn) of assets and includes an investment business with more than GBP16bn (USD20bn) under management for families and charities. Stonehage Fleming is c.50% owned by management and staff. The Group employs over 900 people in 14 locations around the world. Find out more at: www.stonehagefleming.com