CAREER
2003 - today Royal Dutch Shell plc, The Hague, The Netherlands
Group Legal Director, Member of the Group Executive Committee
1988 - 2003 ABB Ltd, Zurich, Switzerland
Senior Group Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
1977 - 1988 BBC Brown Boveri Ltd, Baden, Switzerland
Legal Counsel (promoted to General Counsel in 1986)
1973 - 1975 During and after post-graduate education
Various positions in Swiss courts and government agencies as clerk and legal advisor
EDUCATION
1975 Admitted to the Swiss Bar
1976 - 1977 Continuation of legal education at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. (Ph.D)
1975 - 1976 Continuation of legal education at the University of Miami, School of Law, United States of America. (LL.M)
1972 - 1974 Continuation of legal education at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. Gained a "Diplôme d'Etudes Supérieures en Droit".
1969 - 1972 Studies of law at the University of Geneva, Switzerland Graduated with a "License en Droit".
BOARD MEMBERSHIPS
Member of several professional working groups and associations
AWARD
Institute of International Education (United Nations) 1975 Fellowship Award for Outstanding Academic Achievements