VP Bank appoints Roland Kläy as new Chief Financial Officer

Roland Kläy brings with him over two decades of experience in finance and risk management. Most recently, he was co-founder and member of the Executive Management of radicant bank ag, where he served as Chief Financial & Risk Officer since its inception and also acted as Co-CEO for a period. In this role, he was responsible, among other things, for establishing corporate governance, obtaining the FINMA banking license, and setting up and managing central functions such as accounting, controlling, risk control, legal, compliance, and information security. Prior to that, Roland Kläy held various management positions at Aargauische Kantonalbank, including deputy member of the Executive Board in the Finance & Risk division and as Chief Risk Officer. He began his career at Ernst & Young, where he worked as a senior manager in the banking audit division. 

Roland Kläy is a certified public accountant and holds several advanced degrees, including in risk management and financial mathematics. He studied business administration at the University of Bern.

Urs Monstein, CEO of VP Bank, commented: "With Roland Kläy, we are gaining a proven financial expert. His entrepreneurial mindset and broad expertise will make an important contribution to the implementation of our strategy. At the same time, I would like to thank Philippe Wüst for his strong commitment and valuable contributions as interim CFO over the past few months."

The appointment and planned assumption of duties on 1 October 2025 are subject to approval by the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority (FMA).