<p>The former chairman of Credit Suisse says he never received any bonus and owes nothing following the scandal-plagued bank's emergency sale to UBS, a Swiss newspaper reported Tuesday.</p>.<p>Urs Rohner's decade-long tenure was mired in a series of controversies, including the bank's exposure to the collapses of investment firms Archegos and Greensill in the last year of his chairmanship in 2021.</p>.<p>Already roiled by past scandals, Credit Suisse shares sank earlier this month over concerns of contagion from the failures of three US regional banks, leading to its government-engineered buyout by Swiss rival UBS.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/nestle-to-examine-banking-relationships-following-credit-suisse-downfall-1204330.html" target="_blank">Nestle to examine banking relationships following Credit Suisse downfall</a></strong><br /><br />Pressures is growing for Credit Suisse bosses to be held to account and return their bonuses in light of the bank's failings.</p>.<p>Rohner's spokesman told the <em>CH Media</em> newspaper group that the former chairman received his payments regardless of the bank's results.</p>.<p>"As chairman of the board, he did not get a bonus, which is why there is nothing to reimburse," the spokesman said.</p>.<p>Rohner voluntarily turned down a total of five million Swiss francs ($5.5 million) that he was owed as part of his pay package between 2014 and 2021, the spokesman added.</p>.<p><em>CH Media</em> reported that Rohner was paid around 52 million francs during his tenure.</p>.<p>A recent poll showed a majority of Swiss people reject the UBS-Credit Suisse deal and blame the bank's leadership for the outcome.</p>.<p>The Swiss parliament is planning a special session on Credit Suisse in April. It is also exploring whether to create an investigative committee to determine who was responsible for the debacle.</p>
<p>The former chairman of Credit Suisse says he never received any bonus and owes nothing following the scandal-plagued bank's emergency sale to UBS, a Swiss newspaper reported Tuesday.</p>.<p>Urs Rohner's decade-long tenure was mired in a series of controversies, including the bank's exposure to the collapses of investment firms Archegos and Greensill in the last year of his chairmanship in 2021.</p>.<p>Already roiled by past scandals, Credit Suisse shares sank earlier this month over concerns of contagion from the failures of three US regional banks, leading to its government-engineered buyout by Swiss rival UBS.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/nestle-to-examine-banking-relationships-following-credit-suisse-downfall-1204330.html" target="_blank">Nestle to examine banking relationships following Credit Suisse downfall</a></strong><br /><br />Pressures is growing for Credit Suisse bosses to be held to account and return their bonuses in light of the bank's failings.</p>.<p>Rohner's spokesman told the <em>CH Media</em> newspaper group that the former chairman received his payments regardless of the bank's results.</p>.<p>"As chairman of the board, he did not get a bonus, which is why there is nothing to reimburse," the spokesman said.</p>.<p>Rohner voluntarily turned down a total of five million Swiss francs ($5.5 million) that he was owed as part of his pay package between 2014 and 2021, the spokesman added.</p>.<p><em>CH Media</em> reported that Rohner was paid around 52 million francs during his tenure.</p>.<p>A recent poll showed a majority of Swiss people reject the UBS-Credit Suisse deal and blame the bank's leadership for the outcome.</p>.<p>The Swiss parliament is planning a special session on Credit Suisse in April. It is also exploring whether to create an investigative committee to determine who was responsible for the debacle.</p>