Reich is succeeding Gabriel Brenna, who left the company in mid-June 2025, to take on a new professional challenge.

Reich has been with LLB for 15 years. As group chief financial officer (CFO) and a member of the group executive board, he has been instrumental in the group's development since 2012, the firm said in a statement. After the departure of Gabriel Brenna as group CEO, he has been leading the LLB Group on an interim basis. In addition to his operational role, Reich is active in several bodies of the LLB Group: as vice chairman of the supervisory board of Liechtensteinische Landesbank (Österreich) AG, vice chairman of the board of directors of LLB (Schweiz) AG, and member of the board of directors of LLB Asset Management AG.

“He knows the LLB Group inside out and has played a decisive role in shaping its successful development over many years. In his interim role over the past few months, Christoph Reich has already demonstrated leadership strength, drive, and foresight. The board of directors is convinced that he is the right person to continue the successful development of the LLB Group," Georg Wohlwend, chairman of the board of directors of the LLB Group, said.

Before joining the LLB Group, Reich, who has worked for various other financial institutions, brings more than 30 years of experience in banking. This expertise, combined with his knowledge of the LLB Group, provides him with a broad perspective on the entire industry, the firm added. 

Reich will continue to serve as group CFO for the time being until a successor has been appointed. The process of filling the position has already begun, the firm added.

The firm has made a SFr91 million profit in the first six months of 2025, up from SFr90.2 million ($112.6 million) in the same period a year earlier. It also recently concluded its purchase of all shares of Zürcher Kantonalbank Österreich AG, a bank with locations in Salzburg and Vienna.