Markus U. Diethelm

General Counsel at UBS

68 year

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Markus U.
Diethelm is currently serving as the Co-Chairman at American Swiss Foundation and as the Vice Chairman at Swiss Finance Institute.
He is also the Director of Musée International de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge since 2014.
In addition, he holds positions as the General Counsel at UBS AG since 2008, a Member of the New York State Bar Association, a Member of the Zurich Bar Association, a Member of the UBS International Center of Economics In Society, and a Member of the Fonds De Dotation Luma Arles.
Previously, Dr. Diethelm worked as the Director at UBS Business Solutions AG from 2015 to 2016.
He also served as the General Counsel at Credit Suisse Group AG.
From 2014 to 2021, he held the position of Group General Counsel at UBS Group AG.
Prior to that, he worked as an Attorney at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP from 1988 to 1989 and as the Chief Legal Officer at Swiss Re AG from 1998 to 2008.
Dr. Diethelm completed his graduate studies at the University of Zurich and obtained graduate and doctorate degrees from Stanford Law School.

Markus U. Diethelm active positions

Companies	Position	Start
UBS	General Counsel	2008-08-31
Musée International de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge	Director/Board Member	-
Zurich Bar Association Zurich Bar Association The Zurich Bar Association represents independent attorneys and connects attorneys, law firms, and public institutions while promoting legal education, professional development, and ethical standards among its members. The non-profit company is based in Zurich, Switzerland. The association organizes training sessions, public forums, and participates in legislative processes to uphold constitutional principles. It enforces professional and ethical rules through an internal committee and manages disputes and fee reviews via dedicated commissions. For the public, the association offers resources such as a directory to locate attorneys, an anonymous attorney search service, and free short legal advice consultations. It provides information on legal fees, fee agreements, attorney-client privilege, and certified legal specialists, and promotes mediation as an out-of-court dispute resolution method through a certification program.	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
New York State Bar Association New York State Bar Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a bar association	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
UBS International Center of Economics In Society	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
Fonds De Dotation Luma Arles	Director/Board Member	-
American Swiss Foundation American Swiss Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a non-profit organization that preserves and strengthen the friendship between the United States and Switzerland	Chairman	-
Swiss Finance Institute Swiss Finance Institute Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of Markus U. Diethelm

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UBS GROUP AG	General Counsel	2021-10-31
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Private companies	15
Credit Suisse Group AG Credit Suisse Group AG Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides investment banking, advisory, wealth and asset management services	Finance
UBS AG UBS AG Investment ManagersFinance Provides financial advice and wealth management services	Finance
UBS Group AG UBS Group AG Investment ManagersFinance Provides private wealth management, advisory, investment and corporate banking & asset management services	Finance
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides legal services	Commercial Services
University of Zurich University of Zurich Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
New York State Bar Association New York State Bar Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a bar association	Commercial Services
American Swiss Foundation American Swiss Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a non-profit organization that preserves and strengthen the friendship between the United States and Switzerland	Commercial Services
Swiss Finance Institute Swiss Finance Institute Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Zurich Bar Association Zurich Bar Association The Zurich Bar Association represents independent attorneys and connects attorneys, law firms, and public institutions while promoting legal education, professional development, and ethical standards among its members. The non-profit company is based in Zurich, Switzerland. The association organizes training sessions, public forums, and participates in legislative processes to uphold constitutional principles. It enforces professional and ethical rules through an internal committee and manages disputes and fee reviews via dedicated commissions. For the public, the association offers resources such as a directory to locate attorneys, an anonymous attorney search service, and free short legal advice consultations. It provides information on legal fees, fee agreements, attorney-client privilege, and certified legal specialists, and promotes mediation as an out-of-court dispute resolution method through a certification program.
Swiss Re AG Swiss Re AG Multi-Line InsuranceFinance Provides reinsurance services	Finance
Stanford Law School Stanford Law School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Musée International de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge
UBS International Center of Economics In Society
UBS Business Solutions AG UBS Business Solutions AG Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides management consulting services	Commercial Services
Fonds De Dotation Luma Arles