Who independently sets the course

Board of Directors


Personal details

Hans Ulrich Meister
Member¹ and Chairman of the Board of Directors

Personal data

  • Born 1959
  • Swiss citizen

Position

  • Non executive/independent

Education

  • Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School
  • Advanced Management Program, Wharton School
  • Business degree, Zurich University of Applied Sciences

Professional Experience

  • 2008—2015
    Member of management of Credit Suisse Group AG and Credit Suisse AG
  • 2012—2015
    Head of the Private Banking & Wealth Management Division, responsible for the Private Banking business in EMEA and Asia Pacific
  • 2011—2012
    CEO of the Private Banking Division at Credit Suisse
  • 2008—2015
    CEO of Credit Suisse, Switzerland Region
  • 2005—2007
    Head of Private and Corporate Customers Switzerland at UBS
  • 2004—2007
    Member of the Managing Board of UBS Group
  • 2003—2004
    Head of Large Corporates & Multinationals at UBS
  • 2002
    Wealth Management of UBS, New York

Additional memberships on boards of directors

  • Ina Invest Ltd (Member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Audit Committee) - listed

1 Since March 2016

 


Personal details

Henner Mahlstedt
Member¹ and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors and member of the Audit Committee

Personal data

  • Born 1953
  • German citizen

Position

  • Non executive/independent

Education

  • Civil engineering, Braunschweig Technical University

Professional Experience

  • Since 2012
    Managing shareholder of Mahlstedt Consultants GbR
  • 2007—2012
    Member of the Global Executive Committee of Hochtief AG
  • 2010—2012
    Chairman of the Executive Board of Hochtief Solutions AG
  • 2007—2010
    Chairman of the Executive Board of Hochtief Construction AG
  • 2005—2007
    Member of the Executive Board of Hochtief Construction AG
  • 2003—2005
    Division Head for the new German federal states at Hochtief Construction AG
  • 2001—2003
    Chairman of the Management of Pegel & Sohn GmbH
  • 1997—2001
    Member of the Executive Board of Strabag Hoch- und Ingenieurbau AG
  • 1980—1997
    Various positions within Strabag Hoch- und Ingenieurbau AG

Additional functions and offices

  • Member of the Advisory Board of Huesker Synthetic GmbH
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of Diakonie Kaiserswerth

1 Since March 2015

 


Personal details

Judith Bischof
Member¹ of the Board of Directors and member of the Audit Committeeof the Nomination

Personal data

  • Born 1974
  • Swiss citizen

Position

  • Non executive/independent

Education

  • Attorney-at-law
  • Dr.iur., University of Zurich
  • Executive MBA HSG, University of St. Gall
  • Master of International Business and Law from the University of Sydney

Professional Experience

  • Since 2022
    General Counsel and member of the Executive Leadership Team of Clariant Ltd
  • 2018 - 2022
    General Counsel and member of the Executive Committee as well as Secretary to the Board of Directors of RUAG International Holding Ltd
  • 2011 – 2017
    General Counsel and Member of the Executive Committee of Ascom Holding Ltd
  • 2005 – 2011
    Attorney-at law, Lenz & Staehelin
  • 2002 – 2004
    Law clerk, Bezirksgericht Zurich

¹ Since March 2022

 


Personal details

Raymond Cron
Member¹ of the Board of Directors and member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee

Personal data

  • Born 1959
  • Swiss citizen

Position

  • Non-executive / independent

Education

  • Degree in civil engineering, ETH Zurich
  • Postgraduate degree in technical management from BWI ETH Zurich

Professional Experience

  • Since 2015
    Managing Director and Owner of CMC Cron Management Consult AG
  • 2015 – 2024
    Managing Director of the foundation Switzerland Innovation
  • 2013 – 2015
    Head of Realisation and member of the Group Executive Board, Allreal Generalunternehmung AG
  • 2008 – 2013
    COO and member of the Executive Committee, Orascom Development Holding Ltd
  • 2004 – 2008
    Director of the Federal of Civil Aviation
  • 1989 – 2004
    Division manager and member of the Group Executive Board, BATIGROUP Holding Ltd

Additional memberships on boards of directors

  • St. Clara AG (Chairman of the Board of Directors)
  • University Center for Dental Medicine Basel (UZB) (Chairman of the Board of Directors)
  • Basel-Mulhouse Airport (Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors)
  • Spitäler Schaffhausen (Chairman of the Hospital Board)
  • Central Real Estate Holding AG (Member of the Board of Directors)
  • Rhystadt AG (Member of the Board of Directors)

Additional functions and offices

  • Albert Lück Foundation (Chair of the Board of Trustees)

¹ Since 2023

 

 


Personal details

Kyrre Olaf Johansen
Member¹ of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Nomination and Compensation Committee

Personal data

  • Born 1962
  • Norwegian citizen

Position

  • Non executive/independent

Education

  • Business Candidate, BI Norwegian Business School
  • MSc Civil Engineer, NTNU Trondheim

Professional Experience

  • since 2013
    CEO of Norsk Mineral AS
  • 2008—2012
    CEO of Entra Eiendom ASA
  • 2003—2008
    CEO of Mesta AS
  • 2000—2003
    CEO of the Road Construction Division of NCC Industri
  • 1999—2003
    Region Head of NCC in Norway
  • 1991—1998
    Various leadership positions for construction work at ABB Power Generation AG
  • 1986—1991
    Engineering consultant

¹ Since March 2016

 


Personal details

Barbara Lambert
Member¹ of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Audit Committee

Personal data

  • Born 1962
  • Swiss and German citizen

Position

  • Non-executive / independent
  • Finance and Audit Expert 

Education

  • Degree in Economics, University of Geneva
  • Certified Public Accountant
  • Banker

Professional Experience

  • 2008—2018  
    Member of the Management Committee and Group Chief Risk Officer at Banque Pictet & Cie S.A.
  • 2002—2007
    Partner at Ernst & Young, Head of Banking and Insurance Auditing
  • 1987—2002
    Partner at Arthur Andersen, Switzerland

Additional memberships on boards of directors

  • UBS Switzerland AG (Member of the Board of Directors, Chair of the Risk Committee and Member of the Audit Committee)
  • Deutsche Börse AG (Member of the Supervisory Board, Chair of the Audit Committee, Member of the Risk Committee and Member of the Nomination Committee) – listed
  • Merck KGaA (Member of the Supervisory Board and Chair of the Audit Committee) – listed

Additional functions and offices

  • Member of the Advisory Board of the Geneva School of Economics and Management

¹ Since March 2019

 


Personal details

Marie-Noëlle Zen-Ruffinen
Member¹ of the Board of Directors and Chairwoman of the Nomination and Compensation Committee

Personal data

  • Born 1975
  • Swiss citizen

Position

  • Non-executive / independent

Education

  • Dr. iur., University of Fribourg
  • Lic.iur., University of Fribourg
  • Lic.phil., University of Fribourg
  • Attorney at law
  • Finance for Senior Executives, Harvard Business School
  • ESG Leading Sustainable Corporations Program, Oxford Saïd Business School

Professional career

  • Since 2025
    Of Counsel, Des Goutts & Associés
  • Since 2009
    Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Management of the University of Geneva
  • 2008 - 2025
    Partner and subsequently Of Counsel (from 2013), Niederer Kraft Frey (from 2023) and previously Tavernier Tschanz (until 2022)

Other board memberships

  • Baloise Holding AG (member of the Board of Directors, member of the Strategy and Governance Committee and member of the Audit Committee) - listed company
  • Banco Santander International SA (Vice-Chairwoman of the Board of Directors, member of the Audit and Risk Committee and member of the Remuneration Committee)

Other functions and offices

  • Vice-Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees of the Swiss Board Institute
  • Member of the Board of Directors of the Swiss Institute of Directors Association
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for Accounting and Reporting Recommendations FER
  • Member of the Swipra Panel of Experts

¹ Since March 2025

 



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