Christian Kothe

Christian Kothe has a strong background in leadership and management roles in the financial services industry. Christian most recently served as the Tribe Lead for Financial Crime Compliance at SWIFT, where they were responsible for leading teams and delivering business development objectives. Prior to that, Christian held positions as Head of Market Initiatives EMEA, Head of Central & Eastern Europe, and Managing Director of Germany & Austria at SWIFT. Christian also served as a Member of the Board of Managing Directors at PH24 and held the role of Managing Director and Head of Germany & Switzerland at SWIFT Germany GmbH. In addition, Christian worked as the Head of Marketing for the Financial Services Industry at Digital Equipment Germany GmbH.

From 1982 to 1987, Christian Kothe attended Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, earning a degree in Dipl. Kfm. Christian'sfield of study focused on Banking, Auditing, and Private Law.