Oswald Grübel is not the retiring sort, although well into his 60s. The new UBS chief executive will have
a strong sense of déjà-vu as he settles at his desk. Only five years ago he was called back from retirement after a career spanning almost 40 years at Credit Suisse to restore that bank's fortunes after two years of losses. He left on a high note in 2007, having restructured the bank and restored it to profitability. Now he joins UBS at
a low point in its history. One of the financial institutions worst hit by the credit crisis, the Swiss bank lost SFr20bn last year and is embroiled in a damaging battle with the US over allegations that its private banking business helped US clients to defraud the Internal Revenue Service.
作为瑞银两年内的第三任首席执行官，格吕贝尔能够成功再完成一次银行改革吗？尽管对一些人而言，他的任命看上去只是权宜之计，但至少他颇负盛名，拥有公认的良好记录，尽管这些记录来自信贷热潮时期。他对瑞士银行业有着彻底的了解，同时，鉴于他在瑞士信贷管理综合理财和投行业务方面的经验，适应瑞银的类似模式对他而言应该问题不大。