Swiss government taps Christoph Ammann as next SNB Bank Council chair

• SNB named Christoph Ammann chair of its Bank Council, effective May 1, 2027, succeeding Barbara Janom Steiner.
• Ammann has served on the Bank Council since 2019, most recently as vice chair; he previously led Bern’s economy, energy, environment department.
• Barbara Janom Steiner will step down at end-April 2027; she has been on the Bank Council since 2015, chair since 2019.
• Marc Mächler was appointed to the Bank Council, set to serve as vice chair; he is St. Gallen’s finance chief.
• Mächler previously spent 20 years at UBS, holding multiple roles; he also served in St. Gallen’s cantonal parliament.

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