Franz Bernhard Humer
Franz Bernhard Humer (born July 1, 1946 in Salzburg ) is an Austrian - Swiss manager . From 1998 to 2008 he was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and from 2001 to March 2014 partially at the same time Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche .
Life
Humer studied Jus at the University of Innsbruck and received his doctorate later in the program. After working as a manager in various countries at Schering-Plow and Glaxo , he became a member of the board of directors of the Swiss pharmaceuticals group Hoffmann-La Roche and head of the pharmaceuticals division in 1995. In 1996 he became Chief Operating Officer (COO), from 1998 to 2008 he was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and from 2001 (in succession to Fritz Gerber ) to March 2014, he was also President of the Board of Directors at times in a double mandate . In 2008 Severin Schwan became CEO and Humer concentrated on his chairmanship. In March 2014, Humer did not stand for re-election to the Board of Directors; he was followed by Christoph Franz . Humer works as a consultant for Roche.
Humer is married, has children and lives in Erlenbach in Zurich .
Further activities and memberships (March 2014)
- Non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Diageo Plc.
- Member of the Board of Directors of Citigroup Inc.
- President of Insead (2008-2014)
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of the International Center for Missing and Exploited Children
- Member of the International Advisory Board of Allianz SE
- Member of the Board of Directors, Jacobs Holding AG
- President of the Humer Foundation for Young Academics
Awards
- 2000: Great Golden Decoration of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria
- 2006: Great Golden Decoration with the Star for Services to the Republic of Austria
- Honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Science at the University of Basel
- Honorary Doctorate from the London School of Pharmacy
- 2014: Public Service Star (Distinguished Friends of Singapore)
- 2016: Honorary Senator of the University of Salzburg
literature
- Franz Humer in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
Web links
- Franz B. Humer on the Roche website .
- Franz B. Humer ( memento of April 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) on the Insead website
- Sergio Aiolfi: Generation change at Roche. Chief strategist Humer leaves. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung from March 4, 2014
- Victor Weber, Arthur Rutishauser : "In ten years we will be able to treat Alzheimer's." Interview in: SonntagsZeitung on March 9, 2014
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sergio Aiolfi: The Roche chief strategist announces resignation. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung from March 5, 2013
- ↑ Lufthansa boss Franz takes over at Roche. In: Tages-Anzeiger .ch / Newsnet from September 16, 2013
- ↑ a b Dieter Bachmann, Ruedi Mäder: "Mercenaries are only interested in maximizing income." Interview in: Basler Zeitung from March 4, 2014
- ↑ INSEAD appoints Dr. W. Andreas Jacobs as the new Chairman. In: Insead of October 30, 2014
- ↑ Board of Trustees
- ↑ a b List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)
- ↑ Chitra Kumar: S'pore confers national honors on six international friends. ( Memento from March 10, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) In: Channel NewsAsia from February 14, 2014
- ↑ APA: Honorary Senator for Dr. Franz B. Humer . Article dated April 22, 2016, accessed May 31, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Humer, Franz Bernhard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Humer, Franz B. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian-Swiss manager |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 1, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Salzburg |