Executive Board

PostFinance Ltd’s Executive Board has seven members. Hansruedi Köng has been the CEO since 1 January 2012. The members of the Executive Board are appointed by the Board of Directors. The Executive Board is responsible for the operational management of PostFinance Ltd.

  • Chief Executive Officer

    1966, Switzerland, member since 1 January 2012, lic. rer. pol. University of Bern, Advanced Executive Program, Swiss Finance Institute

    Professional background

    • PostFinance Ltd (Head of Treasury, Head of Finance, CEO, Member of the Executive Board; since 1 March 2003)
    • BVgroup Berne (Deputy Managing Director)
    • Pricewaterhouse Coopers Ltd (Senior Manager)
    • Basler Kantonalbank (Member of Executive Management)
    • Schweizerische Volksbank (Head of Asset & Liability Management)

    Key posts

    • Yuh Ltd (Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors)
  • Chief Business Unit Officer Payment Solutions a.i.

    1968, Switzerland, member since 1 January 2022, Doctorate in Cross-Cultural Management (HSG), lic. oec Business Administration (HSG)

    Professional background

    • Avaloq Group, Head of Global Banking Operations (2017 – 2021)
    • B-Source SA (now Avaloq Sourcing Ltd), Head of Banking and a member of the Executive Board (2008 – 2017)
    • Credit Suisse Group AG, various management roles (1998 – 2008)

    Key posts

    • Centro di Studi Villa Negroni (Member of the Advisory Board)
  • Chief Business Unit Officer Retail Banking

    1966, Switzerland, member since 1 March 2020, Executive MBA, ZFH (Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration (HWZ) and the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, USA)

    Professional background

    • Bank Cler (CEO and Deputy Chair of Group management)
    • Bank Coop (Interim CEO)
    • Bank Coop (Head of Sales Division, Member of the Executive Board, Deputy CEO as well as Member of Basler Kantonalbank Group management)
    • Credit Suisse (Head of Zurich North market area, Oerlikon, Director)

    Key posts

    • TWINT Ltd (Member of the Board of Directors)
    • TWINT Acquiring Ltd (Member of the Board of Directors)
  • Chief Financial Officer

    Deputy CEO, 1962, Switzerland, member since 1 November 2011, qualified banking expert, Advanced Executive Program (Swiss Finance Institute)

    Professional background

    • UBS AG (Head of Regional Accounting & Controlling Switzerland, Head of Financial Accounting Switzerland)
    • Swiss Bank Corporation

    Key posts

    • Bern Arena Stadion AG (Member of the Board of Directors)
  • Chief Risk Officer

    1977, Switzerland, member since 1 July 2017, M.A. HSG in Legal Studies Universität St.Gallen; Executive MBA International Institute for Management Development IMD Lausanne; Diploma of Advanced Studies in Compliance Management, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Institute of Financial Services IFZ Zug

    Professional background

    • PostFinance Ltd (Head of Compliance, Units Manager for Regulation & Tax Compliance, Project Manager; since 2009) 
    • Malik Management Center St. Gallen
    • Huber + Suhner AG 

    Key posts

    • esisuisse (Member of the Board)
    • Österreichische Post AG (Member of the Supervisory Board)
    • Albert Egger AG (Member of the Board of Directors)
  • Chief Executive Officer

    1966, Switzerland, member since 1 January 2012, lic. rer. pol. University of Bern, Advanced Executive Program, Swiss Finance Institute

    Professional background

    • PostFinance Ltd (Head of Treasury, Head of Finance, CEO, Member of the Executive Board; since 1 March 2003)
    • BVgroup Berne (Deputy Managing Director)
    • Pricewaterhouse Coopers Ltd (Senior Manager)
    • Basler Kantonalbank (Member of Executive Management)
    • Schweizerische Volksbank (Head of Asset & Liability Management)

    Key posts

    • Yuh Ltd (Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors)
  • Chief Operation Officer

    1968, Switzerland, member since 1 September 2014, Federal Certificate in Business Information Technology (WISS), SKU Advanced Management Diploma in Corporate Governance (AMP-HSG)

    Professional background

    • PostFinance Ltd (Deputy Head of Information Technology, Head of Core Banking Transformation, Head of Information Technology)
    • Entris Banking Ltd

    Key posts

    • Finform Ltd (Chairman of the Board of Directors)