VP Bank Group Board of Directors

Guarantors of a successful long-term strategy

The VP Bank Board of Directors is responsible for VP Bank Group's medium- to long-term strategic thrust. It is also in charge of the overall management, supervision and control of the company.

Stephan Zimmermann

Chairman of the Board of Directors, born 1956, Citizen of Switzerland
Curriculum Vitae

lic. iur. Ursula Lang

Vice Chairwoman of the Board of Directors, born 1967, Citizen of Switzerland
Curriculum Vitae

Dr Mauro Pedrazzini

Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, born 1965, Citizen of Liechtenstein
Curriculum Vitae

Stefan Amstad

Member of the Board of Directors, born 1970, Citizen of Switzerland
Curriculum Vitae

Philipp Elkuch

Member of the Board of Directors, born 1969, Citizen of Liechtenstein
Curriculum Vitae

Dr iur. Beat Graf

Member of the Board of Directors, born 1964, Citizen of Switzerland
Curriculum Vitae

Katja Rosenplänter-Marxer

Member of the Board of Directors, born 1981, Citizen of Germany
Curriculum Vitae

Committees

The Nomination & Compensation Committee assists the Chairman of the Board of Directors in fulfilling his leadership and co-ordination duties.

The Audit Committee and the Risk Committee assist the Board of Directors in fulfilling the tasks assigned to it under the Banking Act, i.e. in carrying out the overall management, supervision and control of the parent company and of VP Bank Group.

The Strategy & Digitalisation Committee assists and advises the Board of Directors on strategic issues and projects.

Nomination & Compensation Committee

Duties of the Nomination & Compensation Committee

  • Supporting the Chairman on basic issues of personnel policy
  • Submitting proposals regarding the nomination of members of the Board of Directors
  • Drafting proposals regarding remuneration of members of the Board of Directors and General Executive Management

Members of the Nomination & Compensation Committee

  • Philipp Elkuch (Chairman)
  • lic. iur. Ursula Lang
  • Dr Beat Graf
  • Stephan Zimmermann

Audit Committee

Duties of the Audit Committee

The Audit Committee performs preparatory and monitoring tasks in relation to

  • internal and external auditing
  • the internal control system
  • financial reporting

Members of the Audit Committee

  • Stefan Amstad (Chairman)
  • Dr Beat Graf
  • lic. iur. Ursula Lang 

Risk Committee

Duties of the Risk Committee

The Risk Committee performs preparatory and monitoring tasks in relation to

  • risk control
  • risk monitoring
  • risk governance

Members of the Risk Committee

  • lic. iur. Ursula Lang (Chairwoman)
  • Stefan Amstad
  • Dr Mauro Pedrazzini
  • Katja Rosenplänter-Marxer

Strategy & Digitalisation Committee

Duties of the Strategy & Digitalisation Committee

  • safeguarding a continuous strategy process
  • monitoring implementation
  • dealing with overarching issues regarding the bank's positioning
  • key issues relating to digitisation

Members of the Strategy & Digitalisation Committee

  • Stephan Zimmermann (Chairman)
  • Philipp Elkuch
  • Dr Mauro Pedrazzini

Group Executive Management

Here you can learn more about our Group Executive Management. It manages the parent company and heads VP Bank Group as a whole.

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