Swiss Post Board of Directors
Members
Urs Schwaller – Chairman of the Board of Directors
member since 2016, Switzerland, 1952 Dr iur., lawyer
Committees
- Organisation, Nomination & Remuneration
- Audit, Risk & Compliance
- Investment, Mergers & Acquisitions
Professional background
- Self-employed lawyer
- Council of Europe (permanent member)
- Council of States for the Canton of Fribourg (President of CVP / EVP)
- Cantonal Council of Fribourg (State Councillor – Director of Internal Affairs and of Finance)
- Senior Civil Servant of the Sense District
- Director of the Cantonal Police Department
- Member of various federal commissions and foundations
Key posts
- Groupe Mutuel Holding SA (Member of the Board of Directors)
- JPF Holding S.A. (Member of the Board of Directors)
- Liebherr Machines Bulle S.A. (Member of the Board of Directors)
- UCB Farchim SA (Member of the Board of Directors)
Thomas Bucher – Member of the Board of Directors
member since 2019, Switzerland, 1966 lic. oec. University of St. Gallen
Committees
- Audit, Risk & Compliance
Professional background
- ALPIQ Holding Ltd (CFO, Member of Executive Board)
- Gategroup (CFO, Member of Executive Management Board)
- Ciba Specialty Chemicals (Regional CFO, Head of Business Support Center EMEA and Divisional CFO, Head of Business Support Center CEMEA)
Key posts
- ALPIQ Holding Ltd (CFO, Member of Executive Board)
- Tareno Ltd (Member of the Board of Directors)
Peter Hug – Member of the Board of Directors (Vice-Chairman, since 2018)
member since 2018, Switzerland, 1958 Dr rer. pol.
Committees
- Investment, Mergers & Acquisitions
Professional background
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche (Head Commercial Operations EEMEA; Head of Pharma Medicines Western Europe; Head Pharma Partnering; Managing Director, Pharma, Spain; Head of Diagnostics, Roche Diagnostics, Germany; General Manager, Pharma & Country President, Uruguay; Pharma Division Director, Roche SA, Greece)
Key posts
- ADC Therapeutics SA (Member of the Board of Directors)
- Mundipharma MEA GmbH (independent Member of the Board of Directors, MEA region)
Ronny Kaufmann – Member of the Board of Directors, Human Resources representative
member since 2018, Switzerland, 1975 lic. rer. publ. University of St. Gallen
Committees
- Organisation, Nomination & Remuneration
Professional background
- Swisspower Ltd (CEO)
- Swiss Post (Head of Public Affairs & Corporate Responsibility)
- Mediapolis AG für Wirtschaft und Kommunikation (Co-Owner and Partner)
Key posts
- Swisspower Ltd (CEO)
Bernadette Koch – Member of the Board of Directors
member since 2018, Switzerland, 1968 Certified public accountant, business economist, Higher School of Economics and Administration
Committees
- Audit, Risk & Compliance (Chair)
Professional background
- Ernst & Young AG (People Partner, Member of the Management Committee of Assurance Switzerland, Partner / Head of the Public Sector market area; Auditor)
Key posts
- PostFinance Ltd (Member of the Board of Directors and Member of the Organization, Nomination & Remuneration Committee)
- Energie Oberkirch AG (Member of the Board of Directors)
- Geberit AG (Member of the Board of Directors)
- Mobimo Holding AG (Member of the Board of Directors)
- EXPERTsuisse (Member of the Professional Ethics Committee)
Denise Koopmans – Member of the Board of Directors
member since 2019, Netherlands, 1962 Master of Law
Committees
- Investment, Mergers & Acquisitions
Professional background
- Wolters Kluwer (Managing Director Legal & Regulatory Division)
- LexisNexis Business Information Solutions (CEO)
- Altran Group (various management roles)
Key posts
- Royal BAM Group NV (Netherlands, Member of the Board of Directors)
- Sanoma Corporation (Finnland, Member of the Board of Directors)
- Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal (Netherlands, lay judge/expert)
- Swiss Data Alliance (Member of the Expert Committee)
Nadja Lang – Member of the Board of Directors
member since 2014, Switzerland, 1973 Degree in business economics UAS
Committees
- Organisation, Nomination & Remuneration (Chair)
Professional background
- Max Havelaar Foundation Switzerland (Managing Director)
- Fairtrade International (Chair of the Global Account Management Steering Committee, Member of the Finance Committee)
- Max Havelaar Foundation Switzerland (Commercial Director and Deputy Managing Director)
- General Mills Europe Sarl (European Marketing Manager)
- The Coca-Cola Company (various [management] positions in brand management and the Innovation department)
Key posts
- Metron AG (Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors)
- Energie 360 Grad AG (Member of the Board of Directors)
- Cooperative of ZFV companies (Chair of the Board of Directors)
- Zurich University Winterthur (ZHAW), School of Management and Law (Member of the International Advisory Board)
- Pax Holding (Cooperative; Member of the Board of Directors)
Philippe Milliet – Member of the Board of Directors (Vice-Chairman, since 2018)
member since 2010, Switzerland, 1963 Degree in pharmacy, MBA
Committees
- Audit, Risk & Compliance
- Investment, Mergers & Acquisitions (Chair)
Professional background
- BOBST GROUP (Member of Group Executive Committee, Head of Business Unit Sheet-fed)
- Galenica AG (Head of Health Division, Member of the Corporate Executive Committee)
- Unicible (CEO)
- Galenica AG (responsible for distribution centers, responsible for operations and CEO of Galexis AG)
- Pharmatic AG (analyst / programmer and project manager)
- McKinsey (associate, engagement manager)
- Galenica Holding AG (analyst / programmer and Assistant to the Chairman of the Corporate Executive Committee)
Key posts
- Financière SYZ SA (Member of the Board of Directors)
- Cendres+Métaux Holding SA (Chairman of the Board of Directors)
- Conseil consultatif des Jurassiens de l’extérieur du canton (CCJE, Member of the Advisory Board)
Corrado Pardini – Board of Directors, Human Resources representative
member since 2020, Switzerland / Italy, 1965 Former member of the National Council, Diploma in NPO Management, University of Fribourg
Committees
- Investment, Mergers & Acquisitions
Professional background
- Member of the National Council
- Committee for Economic Affairs and Taxes (CEAT), National Council
- Committee for Legal Affairs (CLAG), National Council
- Committee for Science, Education and Culture (CSEC), National Council
- Member of the Presidential Committee at the Swiss Trade Union Federation
- Member of the Unia Management Board and Head of Industry Sector
- Specialist judge in the labour court in the Canton of Berne
- Member of the Cantonal Parliament, Canton of Berne
- National Head of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Industry, Unia
- Foundation Board of the pension funds for the carpentry industry
- Regional Secretary, Unia Biel-Seeland, Canton of Solothurn
Key posts
- Volkshaus AG Bern (Chairman of the Board of Directors)
- Freienhof Thun AG (Chairman of the Board of Directors)
- Employment Market Inspectorate Bern (Chairman of the Board)
- Trade Union Federation for the Canton of Bern (Chairman of Executive Board)
- SP Regional federation Biel-Seeland (Chairman of the Board)
- CEC execution Competence Center, Bern (Chairman of the Board)
- Swiss Trade Union Federation (Advisor)
- Unia Central Secretariat (Advisor)
- Syndicom Central Secretariat (Advisor, Chairman)
- Suva Council (Member)
- Tripartite Commission for matters arising from the International Labour Organization (ILO, member of the Advisory Board)
Roger Schoch – General Secretary
member since 2018, Switzerland, 1971 Lawyer, Executive M.B.L. HSG
Professional background
- Alpiq Holding Ltd (General Secretary)
- Swiss Federal Railways SBB (Chief Compliance Officer, Deputy Head of the Group Legal Service, Secretary of the Board of Directors)
Key posts
- none