Credit Suisse on Thursday said it has chosen vice-chairman Urs Rohner to lead the Swiss bank as its next chairman, replacing Hans-Ulrich Doerig, who will step down after the Swiss bank's annual general meeting in April 2011.

Rohner, a 50-year-old lawyer, joined Credit Suisse in 2004 as the bank's general counsel and became chief operating officer in 2006. He held these executive roles until April 2009, when he was elected to the bank's board as vice chairman. He is a member of the governance and risk committee.