8. Dominique Wohnlich: Year Of Truth

Goldman Sachs’ CEO in Switzerland was also heavily in recruiting mode this year, after jumping from Lombard Odier one year ago: Dominique Wohnlich, as well as co-head of the wider wealth region Stefan Bollinger, oversaw the hire of several heavyweights from UBS and from BNP Paribas, as the U.S. bank ramped back up in the Swiss market five years after reducing in Geneva.

Rarely at a loss for words, Wohnlich has been mum on how Goldman Sachs plans to enshrine its wealth shift in the alpine nation – beyond a focus on the world’s ultra-rich who love its investment bank for its capital markets access. As for Quintet and Deutsche Bank, 2021 is the proof point for Goldman that Wohnlich’s hires can bring in assets.