Lombard Odier hire Alberica Brivio Sforza as the new Managing Director for Private Banking in Italy

Alberica Brivio Sforza is responsible for the Group's Italian private client’s office as of September 14th, with the aim of continuing to strengthen the presence and commercial development of Lombard Odier’s domestic business in Italy. Bank Lombard Odier & Co Ltd, the Geneva-based international wealth manager, announces the appointment of Alberica Brivio Sforza as Managing Director for the Private Banking activities of the Group in Italy.

The Group, solely owned by its Managing Partners, has a 225-year-long history of innovation and providing investment expertise to clients. At June 2021, its total client assets amounted to CHF352 billion. Lombard Odier has a strong international presence and Italy represents a strategic market for the Bank. Alberica takes on the Managing Director role to continue strengthening Lombard Odier’s local presence and commercial development, while enhancing our offering to our local clients.

Alberica Brivio Sforza has been working in the banking sector for over 20 years. She started her career in the institutional world, working between Milan and London, in particular at the New York Stock Exchange, before refocusing and developing Longview Partners AM’s international businesses. In 2010, she joined Julius Baer Italia SpA as Head of Strategy and Business Development. She then spent five years at BNP Paribas as Head of Wealth Management, responsible for UNHWI and HNWI relations. In 2016, she was appointed Managing Director of Wealth Management at JP Morgan International Ltd in Milan, managing a senior bankers’ team. During her career path, Alberica also partnered in the start-up phase of Antfactory, a Venture Capital fund in London, where she developed an extensive network of business partners, intermediaries and investors across Europe, and in that of Sator Group, a Private Equity fund in Italy, where she managed the strategy and the structure of the Sator Private Equity and Hedge Funds.

Alberica Brivio Sforza is based in Milan and reports to Henry Fischel-Bock, CEO of Lombard Odier (Europe) SA and to Stephen Kamp, Head of Southern Europe & Latin America in the Private Clients unit.

Alberica takes over the leadership of the Italian business from Giorgio Riccucci, who has taken up a new professional challenge. Lombard Odier is grateful for Giorgio's support during the Bank's development in the Italian market and wishes him all the best for the future.