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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_________________
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE
 
ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date: October 24, 2025
UBS Group AG
(Registrant's Name)
Bahnhofstrasse 45, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland
(Address of principal executive office)
Commission File Number: 1-36764
UBS AG
(Registrant's Name)
Bahnhofstrasse 45, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland
Aeschenvorstadt 1, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
Commission File Number: 1-15060
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrants file or will file annual
 
reports under cover of Form
20-F or Form 40-
F.
Form 20-F
 
 
Form 40-F
 
 
This Form 6-K consists of the news releases which appear immediately
 
following this page.
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24 October 2025
Ad hoc announcement pursuant to article 53 of the SIX Exchange Regulation Listing Rules
News release
Changes to the UBS Board of Directors
Lukas Gähwiler decides to retire after 45-year career in financial services; will
not stand for re-election to UBS Group AG Board of Directors
Markus Ronner will be nominated as Vice Chairman of UBS Group AG Board of
Directors
Zurich, 24 October 2025
 
– Lukas Gähwiler will not stand for re-election to the
 
UBS Group AG Board of
Directors at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in April
 
2026. After an exceptionally successful
 
career
spanning 45 years, he decided to retire from his role as Vice Chairman of
 
the Board of Directors, concluding
his long career in banking.
Lukas Gähwiler has served UBS in several
 
leadership roles: from 2010 to 2016 as member of the
 
Group
Executive Board of UBS Group AG and President of UBS in Switzerland,
 
followed by his tenure as Chairman of
UBS Switzerland AG. In 2022 he was appointed
 
as Vice Chairman of the UBS Group AG Board of Directors.
 
In
addition to his board responsibilities, he represented UBS in Switzerland’s
 
most important trade associations
and financial industry organizations. As the final
 
Chairman of Credit Suisse AG, he played a pivotal role in the
successful integration of Credit Suisse into UBS.
 
Colm Kelleher said: “It is with great appreciation and
 
deep regret that I had to accept the resignation of
Lukas. On behalf of all of UBS, our clients and
 
external partners, I want to
 
thank him for his tremendous
contributions and unwavering commitment
 
to UBS. Lukas is one of the most respected bankers
 
in Switzerland
and has been a key driving force behind the success
 
of UBS, particularly in Switzerland. He was
 
instrumental
in preparing and executing the Credit Suisse transaction, and
 
served as the final Chairman of Credit Suisse AG
during an exceptionally demanding transition.
 
Personally, Lukas has been my closest partner since I joined
UBS. His expertise, social skills, integrity and
 
work ethics set him apart. He will be
 
greatly missed, and I wish
him only the very best for his new endeavors.”
 
Sergio P.
 
Ermotti said: “Lukas has been a trusted partner
 
throughout my entire career at UBS. As President
and later Chairman of UBS in Switzerland,
 
he fundamentally repositioned and strengthened UBS
 
in
Switzerland, significantly contributing to the
 
Group’s success. Over the past nearly three years, it has been
 
a
privilege to work closely with him on the successful
 
integration of Credit Suisse. While I will miss him
 
and his
invaluable contributions, I fully understand
 
his decision to end his outstanding career in banking
 
and embrace
new priorities.”
Markus Ronner is proposed to succeed Lukas Gähwiler
 
and will be nominated as new member of the
 
Board
of Directors and Vice Chairman at the AGM 2026.
 
Markus Ronner is a Swiss citizen and has been
 
with UBS
his entire professional career since 1981. Over the last 25 years, he has
 
held several global leadership roles in
business, control and audit functions. Markus Ronner
 
became a member of the Group Executive Board in
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2018, when he took over his current role as the Group Chief
 
Compliance and Governance Officer, overseeing
compliance, financial crime prevention and operational
 
risk control as well as regulatory and governance
functions at the Group level. From 2022 to 2023 Markus
 
Ronner also served as the chairman of UBS
Switzerland AG. He is a recognized expert in regulation, risk control and
 
governance and well respected by
Swiss and international authorities.
Colm Kelleher said: “I congratulate Markus
 
on his nomination. His extensive and
 
unique experience in
financial services will provide the Board with valuable insights.
 
In his role as Vice Chairman, he will represent
UBS across several key industry bodies. I am looking
 
forward to working closely with him upon his
 
election.”
Sergio P.
 
Ermotti said: “Markus’s foundational work
 
over the past 15 years helped shape the firm’s
 
legal
structure and governance. Since joining the
 
Group Executive Board in 2018 as Group Chief Compliance and
Governance Officer, Markus has navigated through a demanding non-financial risk environment, based
 
on
industry-leading compliance, financial crime prevention
 
and operational risk management standards and
established a robust resolvability framework for UBS.
 
I thank Markus for his outstanding contributions
 
and
look forward to continuing to work with him in his new
 
role.”
The succession of Markus Ronner will be
 
communicated separately.
 
UBS Group AG and UBS AG
Investor contact
Switzerland:
 
+41-44-234 41 00
Media contact
Switzerland:
 
+41-44-234 85 00
UK:
 
+44-207-567 47 14
Americas:
 
+1-212-882 58 58
APAC:
 
+852-297-1 82 00
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24 October 2025
Ad hoc announcement pursuant to article 53 of the SIX Exchange Regulation Listing Rules
News release
Changes to UBS’s Group Executive Board
Michelle Bereaux, Group Integration Officer,
 
will become Group Head
Compliance and Operational Risk Control
Beatriz Martin will take on the role of Group Chief Operating Officer in addition
to her current responsibilities and will continue to act as President EMEA
In his role as Group Chief Technology
 
Officer,
 
Mike Dargan will focus on
capturing opportunities arising from innovation and technological changes
 
Governmental and Regulatory Affairs and Group Security functions, currently
part of Group Compliance, Regulatory and Governance, will be transferred to
Group CFO Todd
 
Tuckner
 
and Group Head of HR and Corporate Services Stefan
Seiler,
 
respectively
Zurich, 24 October 2025
 
– As announced separately, Group Chief Compliance and Governance Officer
Markus Ronner will be nominated as Vice
 
Chairman of the UBS Group AG Board of Directors at the Annual
General Meeting in April 2026.
 
In parallel, the following organizational changes
 
will be made to the UBS Group Executive Board (GEB),
effective 1 January 2026:
Michelle Bereaux, Group Integration Officer, will take on the role of Group Head Compliance and Operational
Risk Control. Michelle has enabled remarkable progress in the integration
 
of Credit Suisse, which UBS is on
track to complete by the end of 2026. This
 
includes, among other things, the successful
 
completion of client
migrations outside of Switzerland and the transfer
 
of about two thirds of clients in Switzerland. In her
 
new
role, Michelle will focus on steering UBS through a demanding
 
non-financial risk environment. She will
relinquish her duties as Group Integration Officer once she
 
assumes her new responsibilities.
Beatriz Martin, Head of Non-Core and Legacy, will become Group Chief Operating Officer. The role will
include her current responsibilities as Lead for Sustainability
 
and Impact and Head of Non-core and Legacy, as
well as new responsibility for the finalization of the
 
integration of Credit Suisse, Group Operations, and the
Internal Consulting and Governance
 
teams. In her new role, Beatriz will focus on the operational
 
integration
and alignment of UBS business divisions,
 
focused on strategic key projects. She will also continue
 
to act as
President EMEA and UK Chief Executive.
Mike Dargan, in his role as Group Chief Technology Officer,
 
will focus on evolving UBS’s technology platforms
and ensuring they remain efficient, resilient and targeted at the
 
organization’s evolving needs. In addition,
Mike will direct even more of his efforts to continuing to advance
 
UBS’s strong position in capturing the
opportunities arising from rapid technological change,
 
including in AI and digital assets.
 
 
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Responsibility for Governmental and
 
Regulatory Affairs will be transferred to Group CFO Todd Tuckner.
Group Security will be integrated into the Group Human
 
Resources and Corporate Services organization
 
led
by Stefan Seiler.
Commenting on the leadership changes,
 
Group CEO Sergio P.
 
Ermotti said: “Markus’s foundational work
over the past 15 years helped shape the firm’s
 
legal structure and governance. Since joining the
 
Group
Executive Board in 2018 in his current role as Group Chief Compliance and
 
Governance Officer, Markus has
established industry-leading compliance, financial
 
crime prevention and operational risk control, as
 
well as a
robust regulatory management and resolvability framework for UBS.
 
I thank Markus for his outstanding
contributions and look forward to continuing to work
 
with him in his new role.”
 
Sergio P.
 
Ermotti added: “I also congratulate Michelle,
 
Beatriz, Mike, Todd and Stefan on their new
responsibilities. With these changes,
 
UBS is ideally positioned to successfully complete
 
the integration, focus
on growth opportunities and continue to deliver in
 
the best interest of all our key stakeholders.”
UBS Group AG and UBS AG
Investor contact
Switzerland:
 
+41-44-234 41 00
Media contact
Switzerland:
 
+41-44-234 85 00
UK:
 
+44-207-567 47 14
Americas:
 
+1-212-882 58 58
APAC:
 
+852-297-1 82 00
www.ubs.com/media
 
This
 
Form
 
6-K
 
is
 
hereby
 
incorporated
 
by
 
reference
 
into
 
(1)
 
each
 
of
 
the
 
registration
 
statements
 
on
 
Form
 
F-3
(Registration
 
Number
 
333-283672),
 
and
 
on
 
Form
 
S-8
 
(Registration
 
Numbers
 
333-200634;
 
333-200635;
 
333-
200641; 333-200665;
 
333-215254; 333-215255;
 
333-228653; 333-230312;
 
333-249143 and
 
333-272975), and
 
into
each
 
prospectus
 
outstanding
 
under
 
any
 
of
 
the
 
foregoing
 
registration
 
statements,
 
(2)
 
any
 
outstanding
 
offering
circular or
 
similar document
 
issued or
 
authorized by
 
UBS AG
 
that incorporates
 
by reference
 
any Forms
 
6-K of
UBS AG that
 
are incorporated into
 
its registration
 
statements filed with
 
the SEC,
 
and (3)
 
the base
 
prospectus of
Corporate Asset
 
Backed Corporation
 
(“CABCO”) dated
 
June
 
23,
 
2004 (Registration
 
Number 333-111572),
 
the
Form
 
8-K
 
of
 
CABCO
 
filed
 
and
 
dated
 
June
 
23,
 
2004
 
(SEC
 
File
 
Number
 
001-13444),
 
and
 
the
 
Prospectus
Supplements relating to the
 
CABCO Series 2004-101 Trust
 
dated May 10, 2004
 
and May 17,
 
2004 (Registration
Number 033-91744 and 033-91744-05).
 
 
 
 
 
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
 
registrants have duly caused
this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
 
authorized.
UBS Group AG
 
By: _/s/ David Kelly______________
Name:
 
David Kelly
Title:
 
Managing Director
By: _/s/ Ella Copetti-Campi_________
Name:
 
Ella Copetti-Campi
Title:
 
Executive Director
 
UBS AG
By: _/s/ David Kelly______________
Name:
 
David Kelly
 
Title:
 
Managing Director
By: _/s/ Ella Copetti-Campi________
Name:
 
Ella Copetti-Campi
Title:
 
Executive Director
Date:
 
October 24, 2025