Board of Directors
| Name (year of birth) | Position | Committees | Term Ends | First Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Franz B. Humer (1946) | Chairman | D*, E | 2014 | 1995 |
| Prof. Dr Bruno Gehrig (1946) | Vice-Chairman | C*, D, E | 2013 | 2004 |
| André Hoffmann (1958) | Vice-Chairman | A, C, D, E | 2014 | 1996 |
| Dr Andreas Oeri (1949) | A*, E | 2013 | 1996 | |
| Prof. Dr Pius Baschera (1950) | A, E | 2013 | 2007 | |
| Prof. Sir John Irving Bell (1952) | B, E | 2014 | 2001 | |
| Paul Bulcke (1954) | B, E | 2013 | 2011 | |
| William M. Burns (1947) | A, E | 2013 | 2010 | |
| Lodewijk J.R. de Vink (1945) | B, E | 2013 | 2004 | |
| Dr Christoph Franz (1960) | C, E | 2013 | 2011 | |
| Dr DeAnne Julius (1949) | B*, E | 2013 | 2002 | |
| Dr Arthur D. Levinson (1950) | C, E | 2013 | 2010 | |
| Peter R. Voser (1958) | C, E | 2013 | 2011 | |
| Prof. Dr Beatrice Weder di Mauro (1965) | B, E | 2013 | 2006 |
Former Members of the Board of Directors
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| Honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dr h.c. Fritz Gerber (1929) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A - Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee
B - Audit Committee
C - Remuneration Committee
D - Presidium/Nomination Committee
E - Non-Executive Member
* Committee Chairman
1 March 2011
Board of Directors
The Annual General Meeting elects the members of the Board of Directors in staggered elections in which each nominee is voted on separately.
The majority of seats on the Board of Directors are held by independent directors.