Board of Directors
The duties and responsibilities of the Board of Directors of Georg Fischer AG are defined by the Swiss Code of Obligations, the Articles of Association and the Corporation's organizational and company regulations. In accordance with the new statutory provisions which came into force on 1 January 2014, the term of office of a member of the Board of Directors lasts until the next Annual Shareholders’ Meeting has been concluded and is thus limited to one year. As at 19 April 2017, the Board of Directors was composed of nine members.
Chairman of the Board
1951 (Switzerland)
Dipl. Masch.-Ing. ETH Zurich (Switzerland), MBA from IMD Lausanne (Switzerland)
Board Member since 2010, Chairman of the Board since 2012
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Chairman of the Nomination Committee
Corporate Governance
Independent member
Professional background, career
Various positions in Swiss industrial companies (1979–1982); Vice President of Engineering and Production, Bobst Group, Roseland (USA) (1982–1989); various senior positions in the Bobst Group (Switzerland) (1989–2009), as CEO (1995–2009); Chairman of Alstom (Switzerland) AG (2010–2012); Member and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nestlé AG (2013–2018)
Other activities of governing bodies in listed corporations
Member of the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland)
Further professional activities and functions
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of CSD Holding AG; Member of the Board of Directors of Sonceboz SA; Member of the Board of Economiesuisse (all Switzerland)
Vice Chairman of the Board
1953 (France)
M.Sc. in civil engineering, University of Wisconsin Madison (USA)
Board Member since 2019, Vice Chairman of the Board since 2019
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Member of the Audit Committee
Corporate Governance
Independent member
Professional background, career
President Charmilles Technologies Japan (Tokyo) and Regional Manager Asia Agie Charmilles (1992 – 1998), President Charmilles Technologies SA (Geneva) and Member of the Agie Charmilles Group Management (1998 – 2003), Head of GF Piping Systems, Member of the Executive Committee (2003 – 2008), President and CEO of Georg Fischer Ltd (2008-2019)
Other activities of governing bodies in listed corporations
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Further professional activities and functions
Member of the Board of Directors of Stäubli Holding AG; Member of the Board of Swiss Chinese Chamber of Commerce and member of the Chapter Board “Doing Business in USA” of the Swiss American Chamber of Commerce (Switzerland)
Member of the Board of Directors
1951 (Switzerland)
Dr. iur, attorney, graduated in law at the University of Bern (Switzerland)
Board Member since 2014
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Chairman of the Audit Committee
Corporate Governance
Independent member
Professional background, career
Legal advisor at FIDES Treuhandgesellschaft in Zurich (1982–1987); heading the company’s Lucerne office (1987–1994); Partner and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the newly created KPMG Schweiz (1992–1994); joined the four-person Executive Board, where he was responsible for tax and law (1994–2004); CEO of KPMG Schweiz and performed several key roles for KPMG International (2004–2012); first Lead Director of KPMG International and Member of the KPMG Global Board (2009–2012)
Other activities of governing bodies in listed corporations
Member of the Board and Head Audit Committee of UBS Switzerland AG (Switzerland)
Further professional activities and functions
Chairman of the Foundation Board of Lucerne Festival and of Friends of Lucerne Festival; Member of the Foundation Board of Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung (all Switzerland)
Member of the Board of Directors
1950 (Switzerland)
Dr. sc. math. ETH Zurich (Switzerland)
Board Member since 1999
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Member of the Compensation Committee
Corporate Governance
Independent member
Professional background, career
Kern AG (1981–1987); Member of the Executive Management of Leica AG (1987–1993); Professor at the University of St. Gallen (1993–1998); CEO and Delegate to the Board of Directors of SIG Holding AG (1999–2004); Professor of Innovation and Technology Management at the ETH in Zurich (2004–2015) and Member of the Executive Board of the ETH Zurich (2008–2015)
Other activities of governing bodies in listed corporations
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Further professional activities and functions
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Appenzell Cantonal Bank; Board Member of Ammann Group Holding AG, of Rychiger AG Steffisburg and of Balgrist Association (all Switzerland)
Member of the Board of Directors
1961 (Switzerland)
BA of Arts in Business and Economics, University of Basel (1985); MA of Arts in Economics and Business Administration, University of Zurich (1988) (both Switzerland); INSEAD Advanced Management Program AMP (2007) (France)
Board Member since 2016
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Member of the Nomination Committee
Corporate Governance
Independent member
Professional background, career
Swiss Bank Corporation (now UBS) (1988–1989); various positions at IBM Switzerland (1990–2001), ultimately as Director of Global Services and Member of the Executive Committee; various management positions as Member of the Executive Board at Ascom Group (2001–2005 and 2007–2011), since 2007 as CEO; 2005–2007 Managing Director and Senior Vice President at ACS Inc. (now Xerox); since 2011 CEO at Kaba Group resp. dormakaba Group; since 2018 Chairman at dormakaba Group
Other activities of governing bodies in listed corporations
Member of the Board of Directors at Zehnder Group (Switzerland)
Further professional activities and functions
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Member of the Board of Directors
1959 (Brazil and Germany)
Studied business administration at the University of São Paulo (Brazil), post-graduate degree in management and strategy at Krupp Foundation, Munich (Germany), and Babson College (USA)
Board Member since 2012
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Member of the Audit Committee
Corporate Governance
Independent member
Professional background, career
Various positions at Osram Group (1988–2012), ultimately as CEO at Osram Brazil and Head of Human Resources in Latin America (2004–2012); before CFO at Osram subsidiaries in India and Brazil; Partner and Director of Verocap Consulting, São Paulo, (Brazil) (since 2012)
Other activities of governing bodies in listed corporations
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Further professional activities and functions
Managing Director and owner of Verocap Consulting; Chairman of the Advisory Board of Bentonit União Ltd. São Paulo; CEO and Member of the Board of Directors of Celena S.A. Solução em Iluminação e Eficiência Energética; Member of the Advisory Board of Mast Group Ltd. (all Brazil)
Member of the Board of Directors
1958 (Switzerland)
Dr. iur, attorney and certified tax expert, graduated in law at the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland)
Board Member since 2015
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Chairwoman of the Compensation Committee
Corporate Governance
Independent member
Professional background, career
Legal and tax Advisor at Peat Marwick Mitchell (now KPMG Fides) (1983–1985); Attorney at Baker & McKenzie (1985–1992); Employee (1992–1994), Partner (1994–2014) and of counsel at Homburger AG (2014–2017)
Other activities of governing bodies in listed corporations
Member of the Board of Directors of Flughafen Zurich AG and Clariant AG (all Switzerland)
Further professional activities and functions
Chairwoman of Mentex Holding AG, Member of the Board of Directors of Stäubli Holding AG and of Tourismus Savognin Bivio Albula AG (all Switzerland) and of the Hoval Group (Principality of Liechtenstein); Member of the Board of Trustees of UZH Foundation and of Schweizer Berghilfe (both Switzerland)
Member of the Board of Directors
1970 (Germany)
Double degree in electrical engineering and physics from the Technical University, Karlsruhe (Germany); Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm (Sweden)
Board Member since 2011
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Member of the Compensation Committee
Corporate Governance
Independent member
Professional background, career
Various positions at ABB, including in Switzerland, Sweden, and Australia (1997–2006); Country Manager of ABB Switzerland (2006–2012); CEO of Alpiq Holding AG (2013–2018)
Other activities of governing bodies in listed corporations
Board member of Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc (UK)
Further professional activities and functions
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Member of the Board of Directors
1961 (China)
Bachelor of Sciences from Northern Jiatong University, Beijing (China); MBA from Queen’s University, Kingston (Canada)
Board Member since 2005
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Member of the Nomination Committee
Corporate Governance
Independent member
Professional background, career
Various positions at Siemens (1987–2012), including President of Siemens VDO Automotive China (1999–2005), President of Nokia Siemens Networks Greater China Region (2005–2012); Executive Vice President and Head of Emerging Markets (2012–2016), Senior Vice President of Sandvik Group, Head of APAC and President of Greater China Region (since 2016), President of ABB (China) Ltd. (since 2018)
Other activities of governing bodies in listed corporations
Member of the Board of Directors of Dätwyler Holding AG (Switzerland)
Further professional activities and functions
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