Christian Berchem

Spear’s Review

EFG Private Bank is just another arrow in the quiver for serial banking executive Christian Berchem.

Berchem joined EFG in 2023 as head of the Swiss bank’s UK offering, and is a member of EFG International’s global business committee. He was previously UK private banking CEO at Credit Suisse, but departed the firm after its acquisition by UBS. He has also held roles at Barclays, JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley, as well as Merrill Lynch and KPMG.

Berchem has spoken of his ambition to grow EFG Private Bank’s business in the UK by increasing hiring of top talent, and – like many competitors in the private banking space – developing its private market capabilities.

EFG International, the parent company of the private bank, had total assets under management of CHF 162.3 billion as of June 2025.

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Christian Berchem is CEO of Mayfair-based EFG Private Bank Limited and a member of EFG International’s global business committee.

Christian has more than 30 years’ experience in financial services, including senior positions at JP Morgan Investment Bank, and more recently with European private banks. He joined EFG in December 2023 from Credit Suisse (UK) Limited, where he was CEO of the UK private banking business. Prior to Credit Suisse, he worked at Barclays as head of the private bank for London.

EFG Private Bank is an entrepreneurial private bank based in London with a branch in Jersey and subsidiary in Cyprus. Since becoming CEO, Christian has led the bank to significant growth by focusing on connecting the business to its domestic and international client base through the London hub.

Along with a team of 50 CROs offering client-focused bespoke solutions in investments, credit and wealth planning, Christian proactively engages with clients on major market and geopolitical events. EFG’s open architecture approach combines first-class in-house research from its investment office, with third-party providers, to continuously update and support high- and ultra-high-net-worth clients in managing their wealth.

Christian is a chartered accountant with a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto and an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Chicago.