Andreas Kern

CEO at Rubicom • Communications Consultant | Positioning | Reputation Management | Sparring | 20+ years in Corporate Communications

Zürich Metropolitan Area

About

I have over 20 years of experience in corporate communication, as a media spokesperson and leader. I bring a proven track record of promoting brands and executives across channels as well as protecting their reputations in times of crisis. Before founding Rubicom, I held various management positions at Credit Suisse, including serving as Head of External Communications for Credit Suisse Switzerland and the Asset Management division. Prior to that, I was responsible for internal and external communications for Continental Europe at the asset manager GAM. I started my career in the financial sector at UBS, where I was heavily involved in crisis communications and reputation building as a media spokesperson during and after the financial crisis. At UBS, I've also gained extensive experience in change communications as part of a bank-wide strategy program.

Experience

  • Founder & CEO at Rubicom
    Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Member at Reputation Advisors International
    Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Credit Suisse (7 yrs 10 mos)
    • Senior Project Manager, Global Wealth Management
      Dec 2022 - Mar 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Responsibilities included: managing communications for divestitures of businesses; developing refined communications approach for division; developed of a LinkedIn strategy for the division's CEO; managing project communications for various real estate projects; developing a new thought leadership concept.

    • Global Head of Media Relations, Asset Management
      Jun 2021 - Dec 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos

      Responsibilities included: driving media activities for the Asset Management division globally; managing media issues; development of global communications strategies and regional communications plans to proactively promote the division's strategy, products and thought leadership; developing a new mandate for the media relations function and related structures, policies and processes; reviewing and refining PR agency strategy; managing a team of three spokespersons.

    • Head of Corporate Communications Swiss Universal Bank
      Aug 2020 - Jun 2021 · 11 mos

      Responsibilities included: external and internal communications for the Swiss Universal Bank division; leading the media relations and internal communications team; managing issues and crisis communications; developing and executing communications plans for various initiatives, including the integration of NAB into Credit Suisse, the launch of the CSX offering and the bank's Covid bridging loan program.

  • Senior Communications Manager at GAM Holding AG
    Nov 2014 - May 2016 · 1 yr 7 mos

    Responsibilities included: development and execution of PR activities in Continental Europe, including management of external PR agencies; media positioning of CEO and portfolio managers; planning and execution of product PR and thought leadership activities; management and development of GAM's social media channels; review of PR agency strategy for Continental Europe.

  • UBS (9 yrs 10 mos)
    • Communications Manager
      Dec 2012 - Oct 2014 · 1 yr 11 mos

      Responsibilities included: development of internal and external communications for various strategic transformation initiatives; advice and support to senior management on change management communications.

    • Media Spokesperson
      Aug 2008 - Nov 2012 · 4 yrs 4 mos

      Responsibilities included: media activities on various strategic topics and key projects at UBS in Switzerland; issues management and crisis communications during the financial crisis of 2007-2008; establishment of UBS's Twitter account in Switzerland; support for initiatives to rebuild the bank's reputation.

    • Brand & Communications Analyst
      Jan 2005 - Jul 2008 · 3 yrs 7 mos

      Responsibilities included: Development and production of media reputation analyses of UBS and its competitors; monitoring of reputation-sensitive issues relating to UBS and the financial industry.