Every good business relationship begins with a good cup of coffee.
As an executive search firm specializing in wealth management, we have been connecting banks and the right candidates since 2006. Almost every one of our placements began with a coffee, followed by conversations based on experience and market knowledge. This ensures that people and companies that are a good fit find each other.
FOR BANKS & ASSET MANAGEMENT AGENCIES
The right people in the right place. With you.
We support private banks and independent asset managers in their targeted team expansion. Whether you need senior relationship managers with their own client portfolios or motivated junior staff: we find individuals who fit your strategy.
Our services
Tailor-made search to support succession, growth and team building with individual offer
Executive Search: Market analysis, identification, direct approach, and long and shortlists
Access to candidates from our network
Support throughout the entire search and selection process
FOR RELATIONSHIP MANAGER
IN PRIVATE BANKING & EAM BUSINESS
New opportunities arise through conversation, not in a CV.
Regardless of the timing: Making a change is a big step. We'll make sure it's as invigorating as your first cup of coffee in the morning. And together, we'll find out which banks, platforms, or wealth management firms are the best fit for you.
Your benefits
Market overview and access to leading banks and EVVs
Comparison of compensation models and structures
Support with business case, story book and negotiations
Support from the initial consultation to successful placement
ABOUT US
We don't just talk.
We do that too.
NLA Consultants Executive Search was founded in 2006 by Roland Naef. Two decades later, after countless interviews and over 300 successful placements, we are still here – unlike some banks that may have lacked the right people. What sustains us is clear: experience, market knowledge, and discretion. Together, they form the basis of our network and our success.
Roland
Naef
Founder and
Managing Partner
After completing his apprenticeship at a private bank, Roland Naef moved into the personnel consulting business in 2001. He learned his trade at renowned executive search agencies.
With over 25 years of experience, Roland Naef can draw on an extensive network in the banking sector. He also continuously expands his many close contacts in the private banking and wealth management business.
Victor
Huonder
CFA, Partner
After graduating from the University of Applied Sciences for Business Administration in St. Gallen, Victor Huonder initially worked as an auditor. He then gained experience in research, both as a fund manager, as head of portfolio management at a private bank, and in the management and acquisition of institutional clients.
His areas of expertise include private banking and asset management. Due to his previous experience, his network encompasses numerous asset managers and banks, as well as family offices and pension funds.
OUR WORKING METHODS
What we promise, we keep.
What we connect, lasts.
We take the time for conversations. Discreetly, directly, and with genuine interest. With systematic and transparent market analysis, a transparent approach, targeted direct outreach, and a network that has grown over many years on both the candidate and company sides. This creates connections that benefit banks and relationship managers in the long term.