Marten Hoekstra
Born (1961-05-21) May 21, 1961
Alma materUniversity of North Dakota
Northwestern University, Kellogg School
OccupationFinancial Services Businessperson

Marten Hoekstra (born May 21, 1961) is an American business executive in the financial industry.

Business career

Marten Hoekstra’s career at UBS AG and PaineWebber, which began in 1982 as a financial advisor trainee, included executive leadership roles in the United States and Switzerland. In July 2005, five years after PaineWebber was acquired by UBS, Hoekstra was named Head of the Wealth Management business in the US. He was subsequently appointed CEO of Wealth Management Americas (WMA) with oversight for approximately $700 billion in client assets and 18,000 employees as well as Deputy CEO of Global Wealth Management & Business Banking. Hoekstra was a member of UBS AG's Group Executive Board.[1][2]

Subsequently, Marten became CEO of Emerging Global Advisors, a start-up ETF firm specializing in Emerging Market equities which sold in 2016 to Columbia Threadneedle, the asset management arm of Ameriprise. Hoekstra is Senior Advisor to organizations involved in financial services in North America, Europe and China including public and private companies.

Education & Affiliations

Hoekstra previously served as a Director of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). He graduated from the University of North Dakota with a bachelor's degree in Political Science and earned a Masters in Business Administration from Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

Civic Activities

Hoekstra serves on the board of Prison Fellowship Ministries and the Zurich International School Foundation, and the University of North Dakota Alumni Association and Foundation where he is the Chair of the Investment Committee.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "[barrons.com article]". 2011-02-05. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
  2. ↑ "[ubs quarterly report]" (PDF). 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
  3. ↑ "[bergencountysociety]". Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
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