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. Graduated with a "Doctorate in Law",(Ph.D)
1975 - 1976: Continuation of legal education at the University of Miami, School of Law, United States of America. Graduated with a "Master of Laws", (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 D
BOARD MEMBERSHIPS
Member of several professional working groups and associations
Chairman of the Planning Committee of the European Chief Legal Officers Roundtable
Member of the International Panel of Distinguished Neutrals (Arbitrators)
AWARD
Institute of International Education (United Nations) 1975 Fellowship Award for Outstanding Academic Achievements