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Salomon Wettstein

Managing Partner, Head of North Asia

Salomon combines technical expertise with a passion for people. He heads the Hong Kong office and oversees the banking practice in the Greater China region. Working with his clients in realizing the full potential in innovating their business, he has extensive experience in driving growth strategy and business transformation.

His most relevant work includes enabling banks in their market and client segmentation strategy and capitalizing on growth opportunities created by digital disruption.

Areas of Expertise

• Banking: • Wealth Management • Capital Markets • Business Innovation & Growth • Digital Strategy • Target Operating Model • Business Process Outsourcing • Managed Platforms
Education

• Leadership Program, IMD Business School • M.Sc. in Computational Science and Engineering, ETH • B.Sc. in Computational Science and Engineering, ETH •
About Salomon

• Mountain Climbing • Running ultra-marathons (up to 300km) • Supporting the Hong Kong trail-running community • Exploring the world with my son and my wife
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• Happy to discuss your challenges and needs personally • Just send me a message or connect on LinkedIn •

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