Nationality
Swiss

Year of Birth
May 31, 1958

Representative of the shareholder group with pooled voting rights

1979-1982
St. Gallen School of Economics, St. Gallen, Switzerland

1990
INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France: MBA

1983-1985
Station Biologique de la Tour du Valat, Camargue, France
Acting Administrator

1985-1989
James Capel and Co., London, United Kingdom
Manager, European Mergers & Acquisitions (latest position)

1991-1993
Nestlé UK Ltd.
Special Project Manager, Food division (latest position)

since 1996
Member of the Board of Roche Holding Ltd., Basel, Switzerland

since 2006
Vice-Chairman of the Board of Roche Holding Ltd., Basel, Switzerland

• Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, USA, Member of the Board

• GIST SA, Nyon, Switzerland, Member of the Board

• Massellaz SA, Morges, Switzerland, Chairman

• Restaurant de l'Hôtel de Ville de Crissier SA, Crissier, Switzerland, Member of the Board

• SYSTEMIQ Ltd., London, United Kingdom, Member of the Board

• Capitals Coalition, London, United Kingdom, Chairman of the Supervisory Board

• Fondation Jan Michalski pour l'écriture et la littérature, Montricher, Switzerland, Secretary of the Board

• Fondation Tour du Valat, Arles, France, President

• Givaudan Foundation, Vernier, Switzerland, President of the Board of Trustees

• HGIBS Hoffmann Global Institute for Business and Society, Fontainebleau, France
  Founder; Chairman of the Advisory Board

• Paul Sacher Stiftung, Basel, Switzerland, Member of the Board

• Peace Parks Foundation, Stellenbosch, South Africa, Member of the Board

• Swiss Triple Impact (STI) , Geneva, Switzerland, Member of the EBF Executive Committee (Economic & Business Forum)

• The B-Team, New York, USA, Leader

• World Economic Forum, Cologny-Geneva, Switzerland, Member of the Governing Board

• W.A. de Vigier Fondation, Solothurn, President

• Club of Rome, Member

• Venture Foundation, Vice-Chairman of the Board