TWINT appoints Christian Burger as its new CFO with effect from May 2025. As a member of the TWINT Executive Board, he will report to the CEO, Markus Kilb, and be responsible for the company's strategic financial planning.
TWINT announces the appointment of Christian Burger as its new Chief Financial Officer with effect from May 2025. In this role, he will be responsible for the areas of Finance, Risk Management, Legal & Compliance, Information Security and HR. As a member of the TWINT Executive Board, he will report to CEO Markus Kilb. Christian Burger succeeds Thomas Wicki, who has decided to pursue a new professional challenge outside of the company after 7 years with TWINT. During his time as CFO, Thomas Wicki has played a key role in TWINT’s journey to becoming Switzerland’s leading payment app and has made a significant contribution to the growth and success enjoyed by the company. The Executive Board and the Board of Directors would like to thank him for all of his hard work.
Christian Burger possesses more than 10 years of experience of working as a consultant at McKinsey & Company, particularly in supporting retail banks, asset managers and telecommunications companies. In this role, he provided support in the scaling of companies as well as in sustainably increasing efficiency and efficacy levels. He managed projects aimed at transforming technologies, launching digital products, optimising services in the areas of Finance and HR and increasing the efficiency of operational processes. His work has not solely been focused in Europe, having also worked in North America, Africa and Asia. A native of Switzerland, Christian Burger studied at the University of St. Gallen and obtained an MBA from the renowned Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in the US.
"TWINT is enjoying impressive growth and holds a strong market position in Switzerland. I am looking forward to continuing this success story with the team", says Christian Burger.
TWINT CEO Markus Kilb commented: "I would like to thank Thomas once again for the great dedication he has shown and his valuable contribution to the dynamic growth of our company over the past 7 years. I am delighted to welcome Christian to TWINT. With his expertise and extensive experience, he will continue to drive TWINT's growth together with our established management team".