After his studies at the University of Liechtenstein (M.Sc.) and a semester abroad in Finland, he worked for several years in private banking in Austria. He has been working for BENDURA BANK AG since May 2014. Initially in Asset Management and from 2015 as Head of Trading & Treasury. At the beginning of 2022, Mr Ludescher was promoted to Division Head, followed by his appointment as a member of the Board of Management in October 2022. As Chief Strategy Officer (CSO), he is responsible for Trading & Treasury, Wealth Management, leading front teams and strategic issues. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Chartholder and Certified Financial Planner (CFP).

Chief Risk Officer (CRO) at BENDURA BANK AG and Member of the Board of Directors at BENDURA Funds since 2024. Previously, he worked at a large and internationally oriented private bank in Liechtenstein, at the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority (FMA) and at one of the major commercial law firms in Liechtenstein. During his time at the FMA, he represented Liechtenstein in various EU bodies such as the European Banking Authority (EBA), the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and European Commission bodies. He completed his law degree (Mag. iur.) and business law degree (Mag. iur. rer. oec.) as well as his doctorate in law (Dr. iur.) at the Universities of Innsbruck (AT), Freiburg (DE) and New Orleans (US). He also studied Organisational Development and Leadership (M.A.) at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern (DE). He currently teaches as a guest lecturer at WU Vienna (AT) and the University of Liechtenstein (LI).

Master's degree (FH) from the Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration and Corporate Management. In November 2015, Christoph Gassner successfully passed the examination to become a Liechtenstein trustee. Managing Director of Audina Treuhand AG since January 2016 and Managing Partner of Audina Treuhand AG since January 2017. Previously, Christoph Gassner worked as a compliance officer and later as a client advisor in the fiduciary industry since 2007.