Investment Banking

UBS’s top female dealmakers on the secrets of breaking into the senior ranks

As Women's History Month comes to a close, top female bankers tell FN how they broke through

Meet the group of top UBS bankers breaking the mould
Meet the group of top UBS bankers breaking the mould Photo: Pascal Mora/Getty Images

When Simona Maellare started a family, she had to resort to “24/7 childcare” to juggle a high-flying investment banking career and raising children.

“It felt like managing a family business while trying to move up in my banking career. I had some male managers who said they were supportive, but I’m not sure they really understood the challenges I was facing,” Maellare told Financial News.

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