The ongoing upheavals at Postfinance could mean Hansruedi Koeng (pictured above) represents an excellent replacement for Gisel. He certainly brings experience of managing a system relevant bank group.

Another candidate who could bring the qualities Raiffeisen need is Markus Hongler (pictured above), the current CEO at insurer Mobiliar. He is primarily an insurance expert but would bring valuable knowledge as far as transforming a cooperative into a listed entity, which was the case with Mobiliar.