Patrick

Maeder

Senior Client Partner

Patrick is a Senior Client Partner in Zurich, serving as EMEA Advisory Leader for Financial Services.

Patrick has more than 25 years of industry and consulting experience. He joined Korn Ferry from PwC, where he was member of the Europe and Swiss Management Board responsible for Financial Services and held other leadership positions. Previously, he was Global Practice Leader at BearingPoint and began his career as an underwriter at Zurich Insurance Group.

Patrick’s experience includes advising C-Level leaders but also global, national and start up/fintech companies in North America, Europe and Asia working on growth and organizational strategies, leadership development and coaching, board advisory, culture and digital transformations, restructurings, and M&A services.

Patrick has a business administration degree from the University of Applied Sciences in St. Gallen and post graduate degrees in leadership and corporate governance from Yale School of Management, Loyola University and University of St. Gallen.

Patrick is a guest lecturer at the University of St. Gallen (HSG) and teaches on innovation, new business models and leadership in CAS Digital Insurance and MBA Financial Services, among others.

He is fluent in German and English and speaks French.