Ralph Hamers — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Chairman of Banking Circle Group and Your.World.
Investor and advisor focusing on banking, technology, and AI.
Served as Group CEO of UBS (2020-2023), playing a central role in the rescue of Credit Suisse by UBS.
Led ING as Group CEO (2013–2020), initiating its digital transformation.
Author of the book 'Do Your Thing'.
Holds a Master of Science (MS) in business econometrics/operations research from Tilburg University.

Biography

Ralph Hamers is an executive with a distinguished career in the financial services industry. He served as Group CEO of ING from 2013 to 2020, where he finalized the bank’s restructuring following the financial crisis and initiated a digital transformation that reshaped it into a recognized digital-primary bank. Subsequently, he became Group CEO of UBS from 2020 to 2023, launching the One UBS strategy and playing a central role in the rescue of Credit Suisse by UBS.