Board of Directors

The Board of Directors (BoD) of Raiffeisen Switzerland Cooperative (Raiffeisen Schweiz) consists of 9 members who were elected for a two-years term by the General Meeting.

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Dr. Basil Heeb
Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors and Professor of Financial Management at the University of Basel

Prof. Dr. Pascal Gantenbein
Self-employed entrepreneur and board member

Yvan Gaillard
Self-employed entrepreneur and board member

Simon Gfeller
CEO at bbv Software Services AG and bbv Group AG

Philipp Kronenberg
Independent Board Member

Sandra Lathion
Entrepreneur and Board Member

Dr. Beat Schwab
Independent lawyer and notary, Lugano

Karin Valenzano Rossi
Self-employed management consultant and independent board member

Rolf Walker

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CVs of the Board of Directors

Dr. Basil Heeb

Chairman of the Board of Directors
Member of the Strategy and Innovation Committee
Year of birth 1964 / Swiss
Member of the BoD since 2026, elected until 2028

Professional career

Period	Function
2019 – 2020	Bank Cler Chairman of the Board Directors
2019 – 2025	Basler Kantonalbank (BKB) CEO and Chariman of the Group Executive Board
2017 – 2019	SwissQuant Group Board Member / Head of the Audit Committee (2017 - 2019) Chief Operating Office, Member of the Management Board (2018) Chief Financial Officer, Member of the Management Board
2008 – 2009	Société Privée du Rhône Chief Executive Officer
1994 – 2008	McKinsey & Co. Partner, Zurich (2005 - 2008) Associate Principal and Partner, Athens Greece (2000 - 2004) Associate and Engagement Manager, Zurich and New York (1994 - 1999)
1993 – 1994	Lecturer in Financial Management and Professor of Business Administration specialising in Finance, ABB Research Center, Post Docotral Fellow

Significant mandates and vested interests

• Lecturer for the MBA program at the University of St.Gallen

Memberships

• none

Prof. Dr Pascal Gantenbein

Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors
Chairman of the Risk Committee
Member of the Audit Committee
Year of birth 1970 / Swiss
Member of the BoD since 2017, elected until 2028

Professional career

Period	Function
Since 2007	Full Professor of Financial Management at the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Basel Dean of Studies at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics (since 2015) and member of the Investment Commission of the University of Basel (since 2021)
2008 – 2017	Lecturer in Corporate Finance at the Executive School ES-HSG, University of St. Gallen
2006 – 2017	Various visiting professorships at HEC Paris (FR), University of Geneva (CH), HEC Montréal/École des hautes études commerciales (CAN), Wits Business School/University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg (SA)
2004 – 2013	Lecturer at the University of Liechtenstein
1999 – 2007	Lecturer in Financial Management and Professor of Business Administration specialising in Finance, Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance, University of St. Gallen

Significant mandates and vested interests

Advisory Board of the Fahrländer Partner Raumentwicklung AG, Zurich

Memberships

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Urban Land Institute (ULI)
American Real Estate Society
Swiss-American Society

Yvan Gaillard

Member of the Board of Directors
Member of the Strategy and Innovation Committee
Member of the Nomination & Compensation Committee
Year of birth 1973 / Swiss
Member of the BoD since 2026, elected until 2028

Professional career

Period	Function
2016 – 2026	Bank Syz SA, Geneva Chief Executive Officer (2019 - 2026) Deputy CEO (2018 - 2019) Group Chief Operating Officer (2016 - 2019)
1998 – 2016	Pictet Group, Geneva Chief Operating Officer, Pictet Wealth Management (2011 - 2016) Head of department IT Client Facing Solutions (2006 - 2011) Heat of unit Front, IT division, Bank Pictet & Cie (2003 - 2005) Various functions in Asset Management & Reporting, Business Analyze und IT (1998 - 2002)

Period

Function

2016 – 2026

Bank Syz SA, Geneva

Chief Executive Officer (2019 - 2026)

Deputy CEO (2018 - 2019)

Group Chief Operating Officer (2016 - 2019)

1998 – 2016

Pictet Group, Geneva

Chief Operating Officer, Pictet Wealth Management (2011 - 2016)

Head of department IT Client Facing Solutions (2006 - 2011)

Heat of unit Front, IT division, Bank Pictet & Cie (2003 - 2005)

Various functions in Asset Management & Reporting, Business Analyze und IT (1998 - 2002)

Significant mandates and vested interests

Member of the Board of Directors of Integraal Solutions SA, Geneva

Memberships

none

Simon Gfeller

Member of the Board of Directors
Member of the Risk Committee
Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee
Year of birth 1981 / Swiss
Member of the BoD since 2026, elected until 2028

Professional career

Period	Function
2013 – 2020	LANDI Schweiz AG, Dotzigen BE Head of Marketing and Sales, Deputy Chariman of the Management Board
2008 – 2013	LANDI Pilatus AG, Malters LU Head of Retail and Human Resources

Period

Function

2013 – 2020

LANDI Schweiz AG, Dotzigen BE

Head of Marketing and Sales, Deputy Chariman of the Management Board

2008 – 2013

LANDI Pilatus AG, Malters LU

Head of Retail and Human Resources

Significant mandates and vested interests

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raiffeisenbank Seeland
Mayor of the Political Community Kappelen BE
Chairman of the Board of Directors and co-founder of Involve AG, Sursee LU
Member of the Board of Directors and co-founder of Kitt Switzerland AG, Sursee LU
Delegate of the Board of Directors and co-founder of Inveno AG, Mägenwil AG

Memberships

none

Philipp Kronenberg

Member of the Board of Directors
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Strategy and Innovation Committee
Year of birth 1969 / Swiss
Member of the BoD since 2026, elected until 2028

Professional career

Period	Function
2001 – 2013	bbv Software Services AG, Lucerne Co-Managing Directors / Commercial Directors
1999 – 2001	Xstrata AG (today Glencore), Zug Controlling and consolidation
1994 – 1997	Ageba Treuhand AG, Muttenz Customer Service

Period

Function

2001 – 2013

bbv Software Services AG, Lucerne

Co-Managing Directors / Commercial Directors

1999 – 2001

Xstrata AG (today Glencore), Zug

Controlling and consolidation

1994 – 1997

Ageba Treuhand AG, Muttenz

Customer Service

Significant mandates and vested interests

Member of the Board of Directors of Raiffeisenbank Luzern LU
Member of the Board of Directors of Janusys AG, Kriens LU
Member of the Board of Directors of bbv ICT Solutions AG, Zug ZG

Memberships

swissVR
FH Schweiz
Swiss Leaders
Alumni IFZ

Sandra Lathion

Chairwoman of the Nomination and Compensation Committee
Member of the Audit Committee
Year of birth 1976 / Swiss
Member of the BoD since 2021, elected until 2028

Professional Career

Period	Function
2018 – 2019	Lenz & Staehelin, Geneva Counsel Banking & Finance
2014 – 2018	Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA, Bern Head of department in the Asset Management division
2010 – 2014	Credit Suisse AG, Zurich Head of the Legal & Compliance Financial Products department
2005 – 2010	Lenz & Staehelin, Zurich Attorney at Law Mergers & Acquisitions

Significant mandates and vested interests

Member of the Board of Directors and member of the Audit Committee, Swisscom AG, Worblaufen
Member of the Board of swissVR, Rotkreuz
Member of the Advisory Board, The Capital Markets and Technology Association (CMTA), Geneva
Member of the Advisory Board, Lucerne Dialogue / European Econonic Forum

Memberships

Swiss Board School
Swiss Institute of Directors
Columbia Alumni Club
SwissBoardForum

Dr Beat Schwab

Chairman of the Strategy and Innovation Committee
Year of birth 1966 / Swiss
Member of the BoD since 2018, elected until 2028

Professional Career

Period	Function
2012 – 2017	Credit Suisse AG, Zurich Head Real Estate Investment Management / Managing Director
2006 – 2012	Wincasa AG, Winterthur Chief Executive Officer
1999 – 2006	ISS Schweiz AG / Sevis AG, Facility Management, Zurich / Basel Member of the Executive Board / Director of Business Development
1998 – 1999	Credit Suisse First Boston, Zurich Head of Fixed Income / Forex Research Switzerland, Director
1992 – 1997	UBS Economic Research, Zurich Head of Economic Research & Sector Analyses, Vice President

Significant mandates and vested interests

Member of the Board of Directors, Member of the Nominations & Compensations Committee and Member of the Investment Committee of Flughafen Zürich AG, Zurich
Chairman of the House of Winterthur Association
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raiffeisenbank Winterthur
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Zug Estates Holding AG, Zug
Member of the Board of Directors and Head of the Audit & Risk Committee of Varia US Properties AG, Zug
Vice Chairman of the Foundation for Art, Culture and History (SKKG), Winterthur
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Terresta Immobilien- und Verwaltungs AG, Winterthur
Member of the Board of Directors of Belplan Immobilien AG, Winterthur

Memberships

Swiss VR (Association for Boards of Directors)

Karin Valenzano Rossi

Member of the Risk Committee
Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee
Year of birth 1972 / Swiss
Member of the BoD since 2018, elected until 2028

Professional Career

Period	Function
2016 – 2023	Arbitrator of the Swiss Association of Asset Managers, Zurich
2015 – 2019	Walder Wyss AG, Zurich and Notary's office Jermini Valenzano, Lugano Partner
2001 – 2014	Spiess Brunoni Pedrazzini Molino, now law firm Molino Adami Galante, Lugano Partner since 2009 Notary since 2002 Lawyer

Period

Function

2016 – 2023

Arbitrator of the Swiss Association of Asset Managers, Zurich

2015 – 2019

Walder Wyss AG, Zurich and Notary's office Jermini Valenzano, Lugano

Partner

2001 – 2014

Spiess Brunoni Pedrazzini Molino, now law firm Molino Adami Galante, Lugano

Partner since 2009

Notary since 2002

Lawyer

Significant mandates and vested interests

Member of the Lugano City Council
Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Banca Raiffeisen Lugano
Lecturer and member of the scientific advisory board, Certification Programme for Board Members, Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana SUPSI (2021, 2022)
Member of the Board of the Civil Society Association
Member of the Board of the Forum of the Italian Switzerland
Member of the Board of the Conference of City Security Directors (KSSD)
Member of the Board of the Faculties of the University of Italian Switzerland

Memberships

Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
Ticino Bar Association (OATi)
Ticino Association of Notaries (OdNti)
SwissVR
Swiss Board Forum
Board Forum Italian Switzerland

Rolf Walker

Chairman of the Audit Committee
Member of the Risk Committee
Year of birth 1962 / Swiss
Member of the BoD since 2018, elected until 2028

Professional Career

Period	Function
1988 – 2018	Ernst & Young, Berne/Zurich Head of international, national and regional audit mandates, from 2001 as partner Various advisory mandates for financial services companies Chairman of the Banking Audit Committee of EXPERTsuisse (2010-2018) Head of Professional Practice Financial Services at Ernst & Young AG (2004-2017)
1981 – 1985	Swiss Volksbank, Biel Various activities (client advisory and accounting)

Period

Function

1988 – 2018

Ernst & Young, Berne/Zurich

Head of international, national and regional audit mandates, from 2001 as partner

Various advisory mandates for financial services companies

Chairman of the Banking Audit Committee of EXPERTsuisse (2010-2018)

Head of Professional Practice Financial Services at Ernst & Young AG (2004-2017)

1981 – 1985

Swiss Volksbank, Biel

Various activities (client advisory and accounting)

Significant mandates and vested interests

• None

Memberships

• Alumni EXPERTsuisse

Overview

Raiffeisen Group

Board of Directors

Dr. Basil Heeb

Prof. Dr. Pascal Gantenbein

Yvan Gaillard

Simon Gfeller

Philipp Kronenberg

Sandra Lathion

Dr. Beat Schwab

Karin Valenzano Rossi

Rolf Walker

CVs of the Board of Directors

Dr. Basil Heeb

Prof. Dr Pascal Gantenbein

Yvan Gaillard

Simon Gfeller

Philipp Kronenberg

Sandra Lathion

Dr Beat Schwab

Karin Valenzano Rossi

Rolf Walker