{
  "id": 3523527,
  "title": "Raiffeisen-CEO Gabriel Brenna streicht 180 Stellen: Was hat der Ex-McKinsey-Berater mit der Genossenschaftsbank vor?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/raiffeisen-ceo-gabriel-brenna-streicht-180-stellen-was-hat-der-ex",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-26T14:02:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NZZ Wirtschaft",
    "slug": "nzz-wirtschaft",
    "url": "https://www.nzz.ch/wirtschaft/raiffeisen-ceo-gabriel-brenna-streicht-180-stellen-was-hat-der-ex-mckinsey-berater-mit-der-genossenschaftsbank-vor-ld.10021124"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Raiffeisen-CEO Gabriel Brenna announced a major restructuring and cost-cutting program, eliminating 180 positions in central functions. The ex-McKinsey consultant plans to reduce costs by 60 million francs by 2027, primarily targeting roles in St. Gallen and Zurich. The remaining 178 layoffs will be achieved through voluntary departures, vacancy removal, external workforce reduction, and early retirements. Raiffeisen's 208 independent banks will not be affected, but their sales efforts will be bolstered. Brenna aims to restructure Raiffeisen Schweiz into six departments, with two focused on private and corporate customer sales, and increased IT collaboration. The CEO replaced two current business leaders with Patrick Lehner, who previously led Credit Suisse's digital offering CSX. Brenna emphasized the importance of the decentralized co-operative model and stressed that the restructuring would increase customer orientation and operational strength. The bank's success will hinge on maintaining the de-centralized co-operative model, diversifying revenue streams, and improving efficiency.",
  "summary": "Der Bankchef Brenna stellt die Gruppenzentrale neu auf und senkt die Kosten. Dagegen lässt eine Strategie, um die Abhängigkeit vom Hypothekargeschäft zu reduzieren, auf sich warten.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}