Werner Frey

Dr Werner Frey, a Swiss National, is the Managing Director of the European Securities Services Forum. In April 2008, the European Securities Forum, of which Dr Frey was appointed Chief Executive, integrated with SIFMA becoming the European Securities Services Forum(ESSF).   

Prior to joining ESF in 2002, he advised financial institutions, particularly securities infrastructure organisations in Europe. Earlier in his career he has occupied senior positions in banking, and, from 1988 to 1997 was a member of the Executive Board of Bank Leu, since 1990 part of the Credit Suisse Group.

Werner Frey holds a Ph D degree in History, Constitutional Law and Political Sciences from the University of Zurich, Switzerland