Central Bank deputy governor Gerlach leaves for Swiss bank

Gerlach joined the central bank four years ago

Gerlach will become BSI chief economist in January Pic: Rollingnews.ie

Stefan Gerlach, the deputy governor of the Irish Central Bank, has been hired by Swiss private bank BTG Pactual as chief economist.

Gerlach, a dual Swedish-Swiss citizen, will become BSI chief economist in January, reporting to the bank’s incoming chief investment officer, Yves Bonzon.

Gerlach said he is unaware of BTG seeking to sell the Swiss unit, which had been reported by Bloomberg earlier in December.

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