Organization

Personal teamwork with flat hierarchies

PostFinance Ltd is a private limited company under private law and a fully-owned subsidiary of Swiss Post Ltd, established under and managed subject to Swiss law. It is regulated by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) and has been granted a licence in accordance with the Banking Act.

The Board of Directors is the highest official body within PostFinance Ltd. The PostFinance Ltd Executive Board is responsible for operational management. Simple structures and flat hierarchies within the company allow short lines of communication and close cooperation. This is how we remain flexible and continually keep our organization focused on the market. It benefits all of our customers, and helps us tailor our solutions and offers to their requirements.

Board of Directors

There are seven members of PostFinance Ltd’s Board of Directors. Marcel Bührer has been the Chairman since 1 July 2021. The Board of Directors is the highest official body within PostFinance Ltd.

  • 1960, Switzerland, member since 01.07.2021, lic. oec. University of St. Gallen

    Committees

    • IT & Digitization
    • Organisation, Nomination & Remuneration
    • Risk

    Professional background

    • Companjon Services DAC (CTO, Member of the Executive Board)
    • Swisscard AECS GmbH (CEO)
    • Credit Suisse (Head of Shared Business Services (Banking Operations and Logistics), payment transactions)
    • Bührer, Broger & Partner (Co-founder and advisor)
    • Fides Informatik AG (Analyst and project leader)

    Key posts

    • Swiss Bankers Association (Member of the Board of Directors)

  • 1962, Switzerland, member since 01.01.2015, lic. rer. pol. (Economics, University of Basel), certified federal financial analyst and asset manager, AZEK

    Committees

    • Risk (Chair)
    • Audit & Compliance

    Professional background

    • Bank Julius Bär (Head of Investment Solutions Group / Chief Investment Officer, Member of the Executive Board)
    • ARECON AG (CEO, Chairman of the Board of Directors)
    • Winterthur Insurance (Head Asset Management, Chief Investment Officer, Member of Executive Management)
    • Other positions at UBS AG, Coutts Bank and Credit Suisse

    Key posts

    • Fisch Asset Management Ltd (Member of the Board of Directors)
    • WAGNER AG Informatik Dienstleistungen (Chairman of the Board of Directors, owner)
    • HFL Invest AG (Member of the Board of Directors, owner)
    • AXA Insurance Ltd (Member of the Board of Directors)
    • AXA Life Ltd (Member of the Board of Directors)
    • Swiss Finance & Property Group AG (Member of the Board of Directors)
    • Swiss Finance & Property Ltd (Member of the Board of Directors)

  • 1968, Switzerland, member since 12.09.2019, Swiss certified public accountant, business economist, Higher School of Economics and Administration

    Committees

    • Audit & Compliance

    Professional background

    • Ernst & Young Ltd (People Partner, Member of the Management Committee of Assurance Switzerland, Partner/Head of the Public Sector market area; Auditor)

    Key posts

    • Board of Directors at Swiss Post Ltd (Vice-Chair, Chair of Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee)
    • Board of Directors at Geberit AG (member)
    • Board of Directors at Mobimo Holding AG (member)

  • 1970, Switzerland, member since 18.08.2016, lic. rer. pol. University of Bern, Executive MBA, HSG in Business Engineering

    Committees

    • Risk
    • Organisation, Nomination & Remuneration

     

    Professional background

    • Swiss Post Ltd (Head of Finance)
    • PostLogistics (Head of Finance)
    • BDO Visura (Vice-Director)

    Key posts

    • Swiss Post Insurance Ltd (Chairman of the Board of Directors)
    • Post CH Ltd (Member of the Board of Directors)
    • Post Real Estate Ltd (Chairman of the Board of Directors)
    • Post Real Estate Management and Services Ltd (Chairman of the Board of Directors)
    • PostBus Ltd (Member of the Board of Directors)
    • Swiss Post pension fund (Chairman of the Foundation Board)
    • Post CH Network Ltd (Member of the Board of Directors)
    • Post CH Communication Ltd (Member of the Board of Directors)
    • Post CDR Ltd (Chairman of the Board of Directors)

  • 1971, Switzerland, member since 07.04.2023, Master’s degree in operational and industrial engineering, ETH Zurich

    Committees

    • Organisation, Nomination & Remuneration (Chair)
    • IT & Digitization

    Professional background

    • Bank Cler (CEO)
    • Basler Kantonalbank Group (Chief Digital Officer)
    • NZZ Mediengruppe, Moneyhouse AG (CEO)
    • Sunrise Communications AG (Executive Director, Wholesale)
    • Cablecom GmbH (Director)
    • GCI Management (Manager)
    • Ernst & Young, Center of eBusiness Innovation (Manager)
    • Seavantage AG (partner and owner)
    • PricewaterhouseCoopers (Manager)

    Key posts

    • Swiss Post Ltd (Member of the Board of Directors)
    • Burckhardt Compression Holding AG, Member of the Board of Directors
    • Kardex Holding Ltd (Member of the Board of Directors)
    • Kontivia AG (Member of the Advisory Board)

  • 1968, Switzerland, member since 01.10.2024, business economist UAS, federal diploma in auditing

    Committees

    • Audit & Compliance (Chair)

    Professional background

    • PricewaterhouseCoopers (Financial Services Audit Partner)
    • St. Galler Kantonalbank (Project Manager)
    • Schweizerische Volksbank (Customer Advisor and Loan Officer)

    Key posts

    • Member of Parliament, City of St. Gallen

  • 1972, Switzerland, member since 20.11.2024, MA in Economics, University of Zurich; Global Leadership Program, IESE Business School

    Professional background

    • Swiss Post (Head of Communication Services)
    • The Adecco Group, Head of Austria, Luxembourg, Belgium, Switzerland; CEO The Adecco Group Switzerland; Head of EMEA Pontoon Solutions; CFO Pontoon Solutions; The Adecco Group, Head of M&A; The Adecco Group Germany, Business Executive; The Adecco Group, Head of Investor Relations & Special Projects (2005–2020)
    • Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch, Head of Technology & Business Service Equity Research (2002–2005)
    • Deutsche Bank (Switzerland) Ltd, Equity Research Analyst (2000–2002)
    • UBS Switzerland & UK, Junior Equity Research Analyst (1998–2000)

    Key posts

    • Advance, Member of the Board of Directors
    • Ascom Holding AG, Board Member and Chairperson of the Compensation & Nomination Committee

Executive Board

PostFinance Ltd’s Executive Board has seven members. Beat Röthlisberger has been the CEO since 1 July 2024. 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

    1971, Switzerland, member since 01.07.2024, business economist

    Professional background

    • Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank (Deputy CEO and Head of the Corporate Banking Advisory business unit)
    • UBS AG
    • Swiss Bank Corporation

  • Chief Business Unit Officer Payment Solutions

    1968, Switzerland, member since 01.01.2022, 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)

  • Chief Business Unit Officer Retail Banking

    1966, Switzerland, member since 01.03.2020, 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)
    • Life insurance steering committee at AXA (Chair of the committee)
    • Mortgages partner meeting at Valiant (Chair of the meeting)
    • Mortgages board meeting at Münchner Hypothekenbank (MHB) (Chair of the meeting)
    • Funds steering committee at UBS (Member of the committee)
    • Switzerlend AG (Member of the
    • Advisory Board)
    • Credit Exchange Ltd (Member of the Board of Directors)

  • Chief Financial Officer

    Deputy CEO, 1962, Switzerland, member since 01.11.2011, 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 01.07.2017, 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)

  • Chief Transformation Officer

    1976, Switzerland, member since 01.05.2023, Executive MBA HSG, Master of Advanced Studies Corporate CFO, UAS degree in business economics

    Professional background

    • PostFinance Ltd (various roles, including Head of Human Resources, Chief Business Officer for Payment Solutions a.i., Head of Retail Sales, Project Manager for Transformation of Marketing and Sales)
    • UBS AG (various positions, including Head of Sales Trade Finance, Head of Product Management Trade Finance)

  • Chief Operation Officer

    1968, Switzerland, member since 01.09.2014, 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)
    • Yuh Ltd (Member of the Board of Directors)