Christine Claire Graeff
Global Chief Growth Officer
Life at FGS Global
Serves the partnership in her dual role as Chief Growth Officer and Zurich lead and a member of our Executive Committee and advises clients on key strategic communications topics.
Life Pre-FGS Global
CHRO and CCO of Credit Suisse, Director General Communications at the European Central Bank, Managing Partner at Brunswick, started her career in M&A with Kleinwort Benson in London.
Life Beyond FGS Global
Loves all outdoor sports with a passion for swimming and hiking, ideally off the beaten track. Opera lover. Spends as much time as she can with her family.
Christine is the Chief Global Growth Officer of FGS Global and is a member of the global Executive Committee. She works out of Zürich and commutes to the US for her global role. She is responsible for enabling growth for the firm globally and regionally is responsible for the Swiss office. Prior to joining FGS Global, she was with Credit Suisse for 4 years, initially as Global Head of Communications and HR to then focus solely on HR and the HR integration of Credit Suisse into UBS.
Previous to joining Credit Suisse, she was the Director General Communications of the European Central Bank shaping the communications for Mario Draghi and Christine Lagarde and building up the banking supervisory arm of the ECB after the great financial crisis.
From 2001 to 2012, she was with Brunswick where she launched and scaled the Group´s German operations, focusing on the firm´s global financial services practice.
Christine is also a certified business coach and has continously invested in her training,most recently with MIT.
Christine graduated from ESC Reims and Middlesex University where she studied international business administration and was later on awarded an Honoris Causa. She was recognised as a “Young Global Leader” by the World Economic Forum (Geneva) in 2013.
Christine is the Chair of the Board of the English Theater in Frankfurt and sits on various boards. She coaches and mentors pro bono.
