LONDON, UK - Christian Schröder has been proposed to become a member of the Board of Directors of LHV Bank Limited as a Non-Executive Director (NED), subject to his election to the Supervisory Board of LHV Group, LHV Bank’s parent company. He has also been proposed to become a member of the Supervisory Board of LHV Group as an Independent Non-Executive Director, subject to the election of the next Annual General Meeting of LHV Group.

Christian Schröder has over 25 years of international experience in the financial sector, with a strong background in banking management, working with regulatory oversight and the strategic transformation of large organisations. He spent a significant part of his career at Pictet Group, where he held several senior leadership positions, including Chief Executive Officer of Bank Pictet & Cie (Europe) AG in Germany. In this role, he was responsible for managing an organisation with assets under management of up to EUR 250 billion and more than 650 employees across 13 international locations.

In addition to his executive responsibilities, Christian Schröder has been actively involved in the work of supervisory boards of financial institutions. He has served as Chairman of the Board of FundPartner Solutions (Europe) SA and FundPartner Solutions (Suisse) SA, and since 2025 has been a member of the Board and the Risk Committee of Bank Pictet & Cie (Europe) AG. He has extensive experience in the implementation of European banking regulations and in cooperation with supervisory authorities, including BaFin, FINMA and CSSF.

Christian Schröder holds a Master’s degree in Communication Systems from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and has completed several executive leadership and finance programmes at INSEAD, IMD Lausanne and the Swiss Banking School.

Mihkel Torim, Chairman of the Board of LHV Bank commented on Christian’s appointment: 

“We are delighted to appoint Christian to the LHV Bank Board. He has a broad knowledge of the banking regulatory environment and a lived experience of strategic transformation. His expertise and insights will be extremely valuable to LHV Bank as we continue to grow our products and develop our technologies.”