Former member of the Board of Directors
Biography as at 31 December of the year preceding their end of term
Chairman's and Corporate Governance Committee
Compensation Committee (Chairman)
Elected to the Board 2008
Date of birth: 1949
Nationality: Swiss
Career
- 2003 - January 2011 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"
Mandates
- Chairman of LafargeHolcim Ltd (CH)
- Vice Chairman of Sonova Holding AG (CH)
- Member of the Curatorium of The Hague Academy of International Law
Honors and awards
- Institute of International Education (United Nations) 1975 Fellowship Award for Outstanding Academic Achievements