Another possibility is Armin Brun  (pictured above), now head of private and corporate clients at the Berner Kantonalbank (BEKB). He is thought to have long harbored ambitions for a CEO post. He only joined the BEKB this year, but would bring the necessary retail bank expertise, is well educated and at 53 years has the perfect age for a CEO mandate.

While an internal solution looks unlikely, the qualities of Urs Gauch (pictured above) shouldn’t be ignored. The long-time Credit Suisse banker, specializing in corporate finance, has worked in the same field at Raiffeisen since 2015, and is untainted by the Vincenz/Gisel affair.