The General Meeting has elected Christoph Kurth as a new member of the PostFinance Ltd Board of Directors. He succeeds Bernadette Koch, who stepped down from the Board at the end of March 2026.
At an Extraordinary General Meeting held on 2 June 2026, Christoph Kurth was newly elected to the PostFinance Ltd Board of Directors. With immediate effect, he will become one of the four members mandated by Swiss Post on the seven-member Board of Directors. He will also sit on the Audit & Compliance Committee.
The 57-year-old Swiss national has more than 20 years’ experience in compliance, with a focus on the financial industry. Since 2018, Christoph Kurth has been a partner at Baker McKenzie, where he heads the Financial Industry and Investigations, Compliance & Ethics units in Switzerland, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He previously held various management positions at UBS.
Chairman of the Board of Directors Marcel Bührer on the election: “I’m delighted to welcome Christoph, a seasoned professional with a broad range of expertise, to the PostFinance Board of Directors. With his many years of experience in compliance and the financial industry, he brings valuable perspectives to the ongoing development of our company.
Christoph Paul Kurth succeeds Bernadette Koch. PostFinance announced her resignation at the end of November 2025.