Berner Kantonalbank AG (BEKN.SW)

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Berner Kantonalbank AG

Bundesplatz 8
P.O. Box
Bern 3001
Switzerland
41 31 666 18 80
https://www.bekb.ch

Sector(s): Financial Services
Industry: Banks - Regional
Full-time employees: 940

Key executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year born
Mr. Armin Brun	CEO, Head of Investment Clients / Corporate Clients & Member of Management Board	831k	N/A	1965
Mr. Alois Schärli	Deputy CEO, Head of the Finance & Risk Control Department and Member of the Executive Board	N/A	N/A	1962
Mr. Marcel Oertle	Head of the Private & Business Customers Department and Member of Management Board	N/A	N/A	1968
Mr. Mark Haller	Head of the Market Services Department & Member of Management Board	N/A	N/A	1974
Philipp Cossi	Head of Operations	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mr. Andreas Schafer	Head of Department of Large Customers & Asset Management and Member of Management Board	N/A	N/A	1969
Christian Heiniger	Head of Accounting & Controlling	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mr. Florian Kurz	Investor Relations	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ariane Ryser	Head of Legal service & Compliance	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mr. Karl-Martin Wyss	Head of Marketing	N/A	N/A	N/A

Amounts are as of 31 December 2021, and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay includes salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in CHF.

Description

Berner Kantonalbank AG offers banking products and services to private individuals and corporate customers in Switzerland. It offers savings and payment accounts; mortgages and financing products; business and investment loans; real estate and individual financing products; and retirement accounts. The company also provides investment products and solutions; pension solutions; insurance and guarantees; capital goods leasing services; bank cards and credit cards; and asset management services, including strategy consulting, portfolio optimization and simulation, investment advisory, investment funds, and securities accounting services, as well as trades in stocks, bonds, derivatives, foreign exchange, and money market instruments. In addition, it offers online banking services. The company was formerly known as Kantonalbank von Bern and changed its name to Berner Kantonalbank AG in 1991. Berner Kantonalbank AG was founded in 1834 and is headquartered in Bern, Switzerland.

Corporate governance

Berner Kantonalbank AG’s ISS governance QualityScore as of 1 April 2024 is 5. The pillar scores are Audit: 7; Board: 6; Shareholder rights: 10; Compensation: 4.

Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while 10 indicates higher governance risk.