Executive Leadership & Governance

Seasoned bankers. Independent oversight.

Our leadership team brings more than 150 combined years of experience from FINMA-licensed Swiss and international financial institutions.

Executive Committee

Leadership team

Mike Peters

Chief Executive Officer & Managing Partner

Led corporate and investment banking coverage for Swiss mid-caps for two decades before founding First Horizon.

Experience: 31 years banking experience
Credentials: Dr. oec. HSG · CFA Charterholder
Licence reference: Former Managing Director, Swiss universal bank (FINMA-licensed, Art. 3 BankA)

A. Leclerc

Chief Financial Officer

Oversees financial reporting, treasury, capital adequacy and relationships with statutory auditors.

Experience: 24 years banking experience
Credentials: Swiss Certified Expert in Accounting & Controlling · ACCA
Licence reference: Former Head of Group Finance, Geneva private bank (FINMA-licensed)

Samuel Ronald

Head of Capital Markets

Has arranged more than USD 6 billion of senior, unitranche and syndicated facilities across Europe.

Experience: 27 years banking experience
Credentials: MSc Finance, Bocconi · LMA Certified
Licence reference: Former Director, Leveraged Finance, international bank (FINMA & BaFin supervised)

S. Keller

Chief Risk Officer

Chairs the credit committee and reports independently to the Board Risk Committee.

Experience: 19 years banking experience
Credentials: FRM · PRM · MSc ETH Zürich
Licence reference: Former Head of Credit Risk, Swiss cantonal bank (FINMA-licensed)

K. Haddad

Head of FX & Digital Assets

Built institutional FX and digital asset execution desks in Geneva, London and Dubai.

Experience: 21 years banking experience
Credentials: ACI Dealing Certificate · CAIA
Licence reference: Former Head of FX Sales, global custodian bank (FINMA & FCA supervised)

Me. C. von Allmen

General Counsel & Head of Compliance

Responsible for regulatory affairs, AML/KYC frameworks and SRO relations.

Experience: 28 years banking experience
Credentials: Attorney-at-law (Geneva Bar) · LL.M.
Licence reference: Former Deputy General Counsel, Swiss banking group; SRO compliance officer

Governance Framework

Checks and balances at every level

Our governance model separates origination, risk and compliance, in line with FINMA Circular 2017/1 principles on corporate governance for financial institutions.

Board of Directors

Majority-independent board with ultimate responsibility for strategy, risk appetite and control.

Board Risk Committee

Approves risk appetite, large exposures and oversees the CRO function.

Audit Committee

Oversees internal audit, external auditors and the internal control system.

Credit Committee

Four-eyes approval on every credit decision; veto right held by the CRO.

Advisory Board

Independent perspective

Prof. H. Sträuli

Chair, Advisory Board

Emeritus Professor of Banking Law, University of Geneva

J.-P. Morand

Advisory Board Member

Former Member of the Executive Board, Swiss cantonal bank

Dr. E. Wyss

Advisory Board Member

Former senior official, Swiss federal financial administration

R. Al-Mansouri

Advisory Board Member

Former CIO, Gulf sovereign investment institution

Engage First Horizon

Work with our senior team

Every mandate is led personally by a member of the executive committee.