Industry

Industry

  • Financial Services
  • Private Equity

Experience

Stephan is the Head of Page Executive Switzerland and the Global Head of our Private Equity practice. 

Stephan started his career at Credit Suisse in 2000 within the institutional client’s business in Switzerland. After starting in Sales Support, he moved over to institutional sales with  international  experience  in  New  York.  After  5  years  of  industry  experience,  he  joined  PageGroup  in  2005  fascinated  about  the  people  business  and  the  business  development  potential in Switzerland. As a consultant he started to help and build our Michael Page brand in Zurich and launched the Financial Services division and led it over 8 years including co-managing the Michael Page Zurich operation.

With the rebranding in 2012 to PageGroup he started to launch our Executive Search brand Page Executive. Stephan got the mandate to build the Senior professionals search service to top management companies in Switzerland starting from Director up to Managing Director, Business  Unit  Head  and  C-Level.  He  has  successfully  completed  over  150  senior  search  assignments in Switzerland and has a strong network in the Finance industry. He is our Head of  the  Global  Financial  Services  practice  at  Page  Executive  and  is  animating  global  efforts  and synergies for our clients and international talents.

Stephan is a certified assessor at SHL and has a Master’s in leadership & management. He is a trusted partner for our recurring clients by helping them over the years with talent searches  and  executive  hires.  A  sensitive  feel  about  client  needs,  integrity,  empathy  and  loyalty distinguishes him and Page Executive from other recruitment companies. He is a well-respected long-term search partner with 16 years’ experience at PageGroup in Switzerland.

Practices

Financial Services

CFO

Private Equity

Latest publications

The Local, Switzerland, 03.07.2022 (read here)

LinkedIn Article: One of Switzerland's Best Executive Search Recruiters 2022, 21.06.2022 (read here)

The Local, Switzerland, 17.06.2022 (read here)

Allnews, Switzerland, 08.06.2022 (read here)

Blick, Switzerland, 15.05.2022 (read here)

Neue Zürcher Zeitung Magazin, Switzerland, 14.05.2022 (read here)

Finews.ch / Finews Treffpunkt der Finanzwelt, Switzerland, 03.05.2022 (read here)

The Local, Switzerland, 24.01.2022 (read here)

Finews.ch / Finews Treffpunkt der Finanzwelt, Switzerland, 20.10.2021 (read here)

Finews.ch / Finews Treffpunkt der Finanzwelt, Switzerland, 04.10.2021 (read here)

Finews.ch / Finews Treffpunkt der Finanzwelt, Switzerland, 28.09.2021 (read here)

Finews.ch / Finews Treffpunkt der Finanzwelt, Switzerland, 24.06.2021 (read here)

Handelszeitung, Switzerland, 18.02.2021 (print)

TV interviews

SRF Tagesschau, Switzerland, 29.07.2021 (watch here - starting minute 15:49)

Stephan-Surber-TV-interview

Placement Record

  • CEO – Infrastructure Manager
  • CEO – Family owned business
  • CEO – Commodity business
  • CFO – for Private Equity owned SME’s 
  • CFO – across multinational companies and SMEs
  • COO – Private Equity owned consumer industry
  • Managing Director – Family Office
  • Partner and Investment Director’s – Private Equity firm
  • Private Markets team – Family Office
  • Head Institutional Sales – Insurance company
  • Head Sales – Asset Manager
  • Regional Head Corporate Banking – Global Universal Bank
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Stephan Surber
Senior Partner
Switzerland
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