Tobias Baumgartner has been appointed chairman of the board of Zug-based Fintech Vertx IQ, succeeding Wolfgang Blatt in the role. Baumgartner, a partner at Forvis Mazars Switzerland since 2022, brings over three decades of consulting experience in financial services, with a focus on insurance, banking, pension funds and Fintech.
Baumgartner’s career includes a 1988 start at Unisys (Switzerland), followed by leadership roles at Zum Löwenzorn and the IBE Institute of Business Excellence, where he served as founding partner, CEO and board president. His appointment at Vertx IQ was effective in early August.
The Fintech develops data platforms for pension funds, collective foundations, insurers, banks and asset managers. Its core offerings include a fully automated data-capture platform for Swiss pension funds and collective foundations, custodian reporting software for depositary banks, pension funds and asset managers, and investment forecasting tools for insurers featuring cashflow and earnings projections.
Baumgartner expressed anticipation for operational collaboration with Vertx IQ’s co-CEOs Alfred Widmer and Dave Stoll, alongside the broader management team, aiming to leverage the existing foundation for the company’s next growth phase. He added that the financial industry will "hear a lot more" from Vertx IQ in the future.
