History

In 1815, Louis Petitmaître established the first private bank in Neuchâtel. He was succeeded by his son Louis in 1872. Twenty-three years later, in 1895, the latter’s cashier joined forces with Paul Bonhôte to open Banque Antenen Bonhôte & Cie, which became Banque Bonhôte & Cie in 1903.

In 1936, Claude Bonhôte succeeded his father, taking the helm at the Bank until 1988, when he sold it to a local financial and industrial holding company.

In 1992, Jean Berthoud and a group of partners bought out the Bank returning it to private hands. As from this date, he took over the general management of the bank before becoming Chairman of the Board. Jean Berthoud thererfore follows the family steps whose own private banking heritage dates back to 1785.

In 2010, Thomas Lötscher takes over the management of the bank. The executive team consists of Thomas Lötscher, CEO, Jean-Paul Jeckelmann, Enrico Gaspare, Nicolas de May and Olivier Vollenweider.