J. Maurice Zufferey is a core member of Spencer Stuart's global Financial Services Practice. He leads the firm’s global Private Wealth Management Practice and is a leader within the Financial Services and Board Services practices in Switzerland. In addition, he is active in the Financial Officer Practice and has expertise in the field of Executive Assessment.
Since joining Spencer Stuart in 2001, he has conducted numerous searches, with a focus on private banking, institutional asset management, consumer finance, distribution, credit and risk management, operations as well as corporate centre functions. Placements have included board members, executive and senior line and functional management officers as well as qualified product or sector specialists. Moreover, he has experience in assessment services and benchmark studies.
Previously, Maurice spent much of his career with UBS, first as a corporate finance specialist in Zurich, then as an investment banker in London. In 1991, he served as head of the investment banking division in Frankfurt. In 1994, he served as chief of staff, reporting directly to the group executive board, in charge of all management processes related to the bank’s human, financial, strategic, legal, technological and material resources. In 1998, Maurice became chief executive officer of Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, a top international hotel management school.
Maurice graduated with a Ph.D. in history from the University of Zurich, a Master of Law from the University of Lausanne and an Advanced Management degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He is fluent in French, German, English and Italian.