Annual Report 2023

Annual Report 2023
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8Activities in other companies

In accordance with Swiss law, art. 23 of the Articles of Association limits the number of comparable functions at other companies with an economic purpose (including their group) that members of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee are allowed to have at one time. As of 31 December 2023, the members of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee carried out the following activities or mandates in comparable functions at other companies with an economic purpose (including their group) as per art. 734e CO:

Board of Directors

Peter Wilden, Chair
Outside mandates at listed companies

  • None

Outside mandates at non-listed companies

  • None

Patrick Aebischer, Vice-Chair and Lead Independent Director
Outside mandates at listed companies

  • Member of the board of directors of Logitech SA, Switzerland (since 2016)
  • Member of the board of directors of Nestlé SA, Switzerland (since 2015)

Outside mandates at non-listed companies

  • Member of the board of directors of Swiss Vaccine SA, Switzerland (since 2022)
  • Chair of the board of directors of Vandria SA, Switzerland (since 2021)
  • Senior Partner of NanoDimension Management Limited, Cayman Islands (since 2017)
  • Chair of the board of directors of Amazentis SA, Switzerland (since 2007)

Erik Schropp, Member
Outside mandates at listed companies

  • None

Outside mandates at non-listed companies

  • CEO of Esperante Investments Group (since 2020) (including serving as a member of the board of directors of Draupnir Corporation B.V., The Netherlands (since 2022) and Draupnir Holding B.V., The Netherlands (since 2008) and of the following strategic business units: (i) SEVER Life Sciences B.V., The Netherlands (since 2019), including serving as a member of the board of directors of two subsidiary companies; (ii) Esperante Ventures B.V., The Netherlands (since 2008); (iii) Svar Life Science AB, Sweden (since 2008), including serving as a member of the board of directors of two subsidiary companies)
  • Member of the board of directors of Haydn Holding AB, Sweden (since 2012) (including serving as a member of the board of directors at six subsidiary companies)
  • Member of the board of directors of Ferring Foundation B.V., The Netherlands (since 2008) (including serving as a member of the board of directors of two subsidiary entities)
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Jane Salik, Member
Outside mandates at listed companies

  • None

Outside mandates at non-listed companies

  • None

Beat In-Albon, Independent member
Outside mandates at listed companies

  • Member of the board of directors of Evolva Holding SA, Switzerland (since 2020)

Outside mandates at non-listed companies

  • Chair of the board of directors of Hans Kalbermatten Thermalbad AG, Switzerland (since 2021)
  • Member of the board of directors of Deccan Fine Chemicals Pvt. Ltd., India (since 2019)

Philippe Weber, Independent member
Outside mandates at listed companies

  • Vice-Chair of the board of directors of Leonteq AG, Switzerland, and Leonteq Securities AG, Switzerland (both since 2020)
  • Member of the board of directors of Medacta Group AG, Switzerland (since 2019)
  • Member of the board of directors of EDAG Engineering Group AG, Switzerland (since 2015)

Outside mandates at non-listed companies

  • Member of the board of directors of NorthStar Holding AG, Switzerland (since 2018)
  • Member of the board of directors of Banca del Ceresio SA, Switzerland (since 2017)
  • Member of the board of directors of Newron Suisse SA, Switzerland (since 2007)
  • Partner at Niederer Kraft Frey AG, Switzerland (since 2002)

Dorothee A. Deuring, Independent member
Outside mandates at listed companies

  • Member of the board of directors and Member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees of Elementis PLC (since 2017)
  • Member of the board of directors of Temenos AG (since 2023) 

Outside mandates at non-listed companies

  • None
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Executive Committee

Juan José González, Chief Executive Officer
Outside mandates at listed companies

  • Member of the board of directors and Member of the Audit & Remuneration Committee, Straumann Group, Switzerland (since 2019)

Outside mandates at non-listed companies

  • None

Lalit Ahluwalia, Former Chief Financial Officer ad interim
Outside mandates at listed companies

  • None

Outside mandates at non-listed companies

  • None

Christina Del Vecchio, General Counsel
Outside mandates at listed companies

  • None

Outside mandates at non-listed companies

  • None

Neil James Thompson, Director Global Sales and Marketing
Outside mandates at listed companies

  • Member of the EuroPeptides Advisory Board for the EuroPeptides / EuroTIDES / TIDES Europe event (since 2012) (event managed and ran by Informa PLC – listed company)

Outside mandates at non-listed companies

  • None

Jens Fricke, Director Global Operations
Outside mandates at listed companies

  • None

Outside mandates at non-listed companies

  • None
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Marc Augustin, Chief Financial Officer as of 1 January 2024
Outside mandates at listed companies

  • None

Outside mandates at non-listed companies

  • None
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For additional information regarding the business experience, education and activities of each member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee, refer to section 3.1 “Members of the Board of Directors” and section 4.1 “Members of the Executive Committee”, respectively, of the Corporate Governance Report 2023.

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