OLB Supervisory Board extends contract with Chief Risk Officer Chris Eggert
Early extension of contract term until mid-2028
Early extension of contract term until mid-2028
Entire OLB Management Team committed for the long term
Continuity in the Management Team remains a top priority at OLB: The Bank's Supervisory Board has now decided to extend the contract with Chief Risk Officer Chris Eggert prematurely by three years until mid-2028. Chris Eggert has been a Member of the Board since June 2022 and is responsible for OLB's risk issues. Including his role at Bremer Kreditbank, which merged with OLB, the 52-year-old North German has been with the institution since 2008.
In addition to the CRO, CEO Stefan Barth, CFO Dr Rainer Polster, CSO Aytac Aydin and CIOs Marc Ampaw and Giacomo Petrobelli have also recently extended their contracts on a long-term basis. “In addition to a competent and committed team of employees, continuity in management is very important for the success of a bank – and for some time now, it has been something that we can justifiably claim for OLB. I am very pleased that we will be able to continue to drive the Bank's development in the coming years with our proven management team,” says CEO Stefan Barth.
The Supervisory Board continues to rely on Chris Eggert to fulfil his role with his customary diligence, foresight and professionalism. Chris Eggert thanked the Supervisory Board for its continued trust. “I will continue to do everything in my power to further develop this Bank, as I have since 2008, and I am very much looking forward to reaching the “next level of OLB” together with my colleagues in the Management Team, together with the Supervisory Board and together with our team of employees and, not least, our loyal customers,” he says.
About OLB
OLB is a universal bank with a nationwide presence in Germany and more than 150 years of history in north-west Germany. Under the OLB and Bankhaus Neelmeyer brands, it serves around one million customers in the two strategic business areas of Private & Business Customers and Corporates & Diversified Lending, both in person and via digital channels. The institution has a network of 80 branches nationwide and employs around 1,700 people.
With total assets of over EUR 30 billion, OLB became a significant financial institution at the beginning of 2025 and has since been directly supervised by the European Central Bank. Since January 2026, OLB has been part of TARGO Deutschland GmbH and is thus part of the cooperative Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale, one of the largest and financially strongest banking groups in Europe.
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