Strategy& veteran Daniel Diemers joins board of InCore Bank

After spending 18 years in management consulting, including 15 years at Strategy&, Daniel Diemers has transitioned to the other side of the table.

Per the start of this month, Daniel Diemers has been appointed a board member at InCore Bank, a Swiss provider of services and solutions for banks, including solutions for retail banking, wealth management, as well as outsourcing of business processes (middle and back-office activities) and IT solutions. 

Founded in 2007, InCore Bank has the ambition to grow its footprint in the coming years, with a digital offering at its core, explained CEO Mark Dambacher. “It is our ambition to position InCore Bank as the first traditional Swiss business-to-business bank in the new digital asset class, enabling our clients to safely enter the world of digital assets.” 

This is where Diemers’ appointment comes in. Described by Dambacher as an “experienced advisor in the financial services sector and an expert in digital services who is well established as a digital native”, Diemers has been tasked with overseeing the digital innovation agenda, spanning strategic projects and the introduction of new digital services. 

He joins the services provider from Strategy&, where he latterly was Managing Director of the Swiss organisation and a partner in the Financial Services practice. The former army offices was a veteran of the strategy consulting firm, having remained with the firm during its acquisition by PwC (at the time Booz & Company, rebranded to Strategy&) and its split from Booz Allen Hamilton (which split into two firms in 2008). 

Earlier in his career, he worked at German financial services consulting firm zeb and co-founded an internet startup in the run up to the dotcom bubble. Diemers specialises in developing and implementing successful growth and innovation strategies, and has godo knowledge of emerging technologies including blockchain and cryptocurrencies. 

Commenting on his move, Diemers said: “After having worked for 18 years with banks and wealth managers across Europe and Middle East, I’m changing perspective and find myself on the other side of the boardroom table. It’s fair to say now that I’m a banker and much work lies ahead. Digital has claimed center stage in the industry, and I’m much looking forward to embracing my new role.”

Other board members of InCore Bank are Peter Haist, Chairman; Hans Syz, Vice Chairman; Sonja Stirnimann; Amedeo Vaccani, and Christian Wunderlin.