Motive Partners Appoints Ulrich Körner as Industry Partner
Ulrich Körner, Industry Partner, Motive Partners • Photo Credit: Motive Partners
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NEW YORK, June 5, 2026 (VSNewsNetwork.com) — Private investment firm Motive Partners has appointed Dr. Ulrich Körner as an Industry Partner.
Körner will work with Motive’s investment and portfolio company leadership teams, advising on strategy execution, operational performance, and large-scale transformation initiatives across its financial technology investments.
“Ulrich has operated at the center of some of the most complex and high-stakes transformations in global banking. He brings a rare combination of strategic clarity and executional depth, with experience that spans the full operating model of a financial institution. As we continue to support companies through periods of rapid change and modernization, his insight will be highly valuable across our portfolio,” said Rob Heyvaert, Founder and Managing Partner of Motive Partners.
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Körner most recently served as Group Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse, where he led the firm during a restructuring period and its combination with UBS. He previously held several senior leadership roles at UBS, including CEO of UBS Asset Management, CEO of UBS Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Group Chief Operating Officer.
“I’ve spent much of my career working alongside organizations during periods of significant transition. Motive brings together investment expertise and operational capability in a way that is highly relevant to where the industry is today. I look forward to working with the team and portfolio companies to help translate strategy into execution and drive meaningful, sustainable outcomes,” said Körner.
Earlier in his career, Körner held leadership roles at Credit Suisse and worked at McKinsey & Company and Revisuisse Price Waterhouse. He holds a PhD and a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Motive Partners focuses on financial technology and technology-enabled business services investments across banking and payments, capital markets, data and analytics, insurance, and wealth and asset management sectors.
For more information, visit www.motivepartners.com.
Source: Motive Partners
