Marcel Rohner joins the Titanbay board

Titanbay has appointed Marcel Rohner, former Group Chief Executive of UBS and Chairman of the Swiss Bankers Association, as a Non-Executive Director on its group board. The appointment, announced on 16 June 2026, brings one of European wealth management's most senior figures to the company building the technology and operations infrastructure for private markets funds.

Few people sit closer to the centre of European wealth management, which makes his decision to join a notable signal of where the industry is heading.

Who is Marcel Rohner?

Marcel Rohner led UBS as Group Chief Executive from 2007 to 2009, steering the bank through the global financial crisis. He has served on the board of Union Bancaire Privée since 2016 and has chaired the Swiss Bankers Association, the body that sets policy and standards for Swiss banking, since 2021. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Zurich, and hands over the Swiss Bankers Association chairmanship to Giorgio Pradelli at Bankers Day in September 2026.

Why the appointment matters for private markets

Private markets are becoming a core allocation for European wealth clients. The infrastructure underneath them has not kept pace. Much of the industry still runs on manual processes and a patchwork of service providers.

European wealth managers are working to widen client access to alternatives. Asset managers are looking for more efficient routes to the wealth channel. Titanbay sits between the two, on private markets technology built specifically for this asset class, automating the operational complexity that traditionally fragments the industry.

Marcel Rohner's decision to join the board is a signal of where the centre of gravity in private markets is moving.

What Titanbay's leadership said

"Marcel is one of the most respected figures in European wealth management, and there are very few people in our industry whose judgement carries more weight," said Michael Gruener, Co-CEO of Titanbay. "His leadership at UBS, his long tenure on the board of UBP and his five years shaping Swiss banking through the Swiss Bankers Association give him a vantage point on this industry that almost nobody else has. To have him on our board, helping shape what comes next, is an extraordinary moment for the business."

Ossama Soliman, Co-CEO of Titanbay, added: "Marcel has run a global bank and helped write the rules the industry plays by. There aren't many people you can say that about. He knows where the pressure is building in private markets and what it takes to fix it, and that's exactly the conversation we want to be having as we grow. We're lucky to have him."

Marcel Rohner said: "Private markets are becoming a core allocation for European wealth clients, but the industry's infrastructure has not kept up. Titanbay has built something different, technology and operations purpose-made for this asset class, used by serious wealth managers and serious asset managers. I look forward to working with the board as the business moves into its next chapter."

About Titanbay

Titanbay structures, launches, runs and trades private markets funds in one place, on purpose-built technology. Asset managers use Titanbay to bring private markets funds to market and run them at scale. Wealth managers access and trade those funds through the systems they already use. Titanbay's technology and regulatory infrastructure connects both sides, automating the private markets operations that traditionally fragment the industry.