Nationality
Swiss
Year of Birth
December 26, 1946
Vice-Chairman
1971-1980
Assistant and, from 1978, lecturer at the University of Bern
1975
Doctorate in economics (Dr. rer. pol.) from the University of Bern
1978
Qualification as lecturer at the University of Bern with a study on monetary policy, following studies with Prof. Karl Brunner at the University of Rochester (NY), USA
2006
Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Rochester (NY), USA
1981-1984
Head of Economics Section at Union Bank of Switzerland
1985
Year spent studying international banking
1986-1989
Stock Markets and Securities Sales Division, UBS Group, as Head of Division from 1988
1989-1991
Chairman of the Executive Board of Bank Cantrade Ltd., Zurich, with responsibility for the other parts of the group
1992-1996
Professor of Business Administration at the University of St. Gallen and Head of its Swiss Institute Banking and Finance
1996-2000
Member of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank
2001-2003
Vice Chairman of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank
2003-2009
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Swiss Life Holding
1984-1991
Chairman of the economic policy study group of the Christian Democratic Party (CVP)
1992-1996
Member of the Swiss Federal Banking Commission
Chairman Swiss International Air Lines Ltd.
Kartause Ittingen, Canton of Thurgau, Switzerland, Member of the Board of Trustees
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