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N26 strengthens Supervisory Board with three new appointments

Berlin, 13.11.2025 – N26 today announced the appointment of Dr. Andreas Dombret, Byron Haynes and Dr. Daniel Terberger as new members of its Supervisory Board. They were formally elected at an Extraordinary General Meeting by shareholders today, and will join N26’s Supervisory Board with immediate effect. Andreas Dombret is planned to be elected as Chair of the Supervisory Board subsequently. The company plans to further expand the supervisory board in the near future. The appointments are subject to approval by BaFin, the German banking supervisory authority. The new members strengthen the N26 Supervisory Board with new skills and perspectives, adding extensive banking know-how, entrepreneurial leadership experience, capital markets and IPO expertise, as well as deep professional networks. Each of the newly appointed members has a proven track record as a senior executive and as a trusted advisor in supervisory and governance roles. They will serve alongside the three existing members of the N26 Supervisory Board, Jörg Gerbig, Déborah Carlson-Burkart and Peter Kleinschmidt - combining finance and banking experience, outstanding management and governance expertise and deep sector knowledge.
Marcus W. Mosen, Co-CEO of N26: “Our Supervisory Board brings together a unique mix of experience from across banking, regulation, capital markets, and entrepreneurship. These additional perspectives will complement the strengths of our existing members – ensuring that N26 is guided by a board that is both diverse in experience and united in vision.”
Maximilian Tayenthal, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of N26: “With the appointment of Dr. Andreas Dombret, Byron Haynes, and Dr. Daniel Terberger, we welcome three exceptional leaders to our Supervisory Board. I am convinced that this breadth of experience will be a key driver of the continued strategic success of N26.”
Dr. Andreas Dombret, designated Chair of N26’s Supervisory Board: “N26 holds tremendous potential to continue on its path as an innovator in banking in Europe. As I am about to step into this new role, I look forward to working with the members of N26’s Management and Supervisory Boards to further strengthen the company’s governance and ensure that N26 continues to create clear long-term value.”
Note to Editors Profiles of the members of the N26 Supervisory Board can be found below:
  • Dr. Andreas Dombret is an experienced banker and financial expert. After a long career in the financial industry, he served from 2010 to 2018 on the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank, overseeing banking supervision, financial stability and international affairs. Previously, he held senior roles at Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan, Bank of America and Rothschild. Today, he advises Oliver Wyman and leading global financial institutions while also teaching at Columbia University and the European Business School.
  • Byron Haynes is Chairman of the General and Supervisory Board at Novo Banco, Portugal, overseeing the bank’s strategic direction and governance. With over 25 years in banking, he previously served as CEO of Austria’s BAWAG and held senior roles at ABN AMRO and RBS. A Chartered Accountant by training, he holds a degree in Accountancy and Finance from a London University.
  • Dr. Daniel Terberger is Chairman & CEO of KATAG AG, a leading European fashion service partner providing fashion, financial, IT, and insurance services to the retail sector. He holds a degree in business administration and a doctorate from the University of St. Gallen, and is also a Visiting Fellow at Harvard University for his doctoral studies. Before joining KATAG’s management team in 1998, he worked at Deutsche Bank in Hong Kong, New York, and Frankfurt. Terberger is an experienced supervisory board member, serving on the boards of both private and listed companies, including ECE Hamburg, Sixt SE, and Gebrüder Weiss Österreich.
  • Peter Kleinschmidt was appointed to the Supervisory Board of N26 in 2024. He was formerly a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where he spent almost 30 years in the Audit division. Kleinschmidt has worked as an auditor and advisor for multiple national and international banks and financial conglomerates, including numerous large German and global financial institutions. He has deep knowledge in accounting, IT, compliance, risk management, internal controls, and internal audit. Kleinschmidt is also an avid investor in startups with a focus on new and emerging technology.
  • Déborah Carlson-Burkart is an expert in international regulatory compliance, governance, and legal leadership for finance and technology firms. She joined N26’s Supervisory Board in 2023. With more than 15 years of experience as an executive in-house counsel, her previous roles include Managing Director and Head of Legal at Rothschild Bank & Trust Group (Switzerland and Italy), Head of Legal at Alstom Switzerland, and Strategy USA. She also spent a decade as a practicing lawyer and currently serves as a board member and committee chair for global companies in technology and insurance. Among other qualifications, she holds a law degree from the University of Zurich, an LL.M. in Banking and Finance from Duke University, and completed the International Directors Program at INSEAD. Carlson-Burkart is a guest lecturer in Corporate Governance and Compliance at the University of St. Gallen’s EMBA and the Swiss Board School.
  • Jörg Gerbig is Chief Operating Officer of Just Eat Takeaway.com and founder of Lieferando. Having been appointed to the Supervisory Board in 2022, he brings with him rich experience in digital innovation, entrepreneurship and in scaling fast-growing businesses in the digital space. Earlier in his career, Gerbig also spent four years in investment banking at UBS.
About N26 N26 is Europe’s leading digital bank with a German banking license. It offers simple, secure and customer-friendly mobile banking to millions of customers in 24 markets across Europe. N26 processes over 140bn EUR in transactions a year and currently has a 1,500-strong team of more than 90 nationalities. The company is headquartered in Berlin, with offices in multiple cities across Europe, including Vienna, Paris, Milan and Barcelona. Founded by Valentin Stalf and Maximilian Tayenthal in 2013, N26 has raised close to US$ 1.8 billion from some of the world’s most renowned investors. Website: n26.com | N26 Press Contact: press@n26.com
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