Louis of Planta
Louis von Planta (born March 15, 1917 in Zurich , citizen of Susch and Basel , † August 19, 2003 in Basel) was a Swiss manager.
Life
Ludwig Fortunat von Planta grew up in Basel . He was the son of Fortunat Otto and Christina Marguerite von Planta-Riggenbach. Von Planta is a well-known noble family that comes from Graubünden . Louis von Planta attended high school on Münsterplatz in Basel. He then completed a law degree at the University of Basel . He received his doctorate in 1939. He passed the bar exam and entered a Basel law firm and notary's office. There he became a partner and worked as a lawyer from 1946 to 1967. The decisive step for his further career was his election to the board of directors of JR Geigy AG in Basel in 1965 . Just three years later he took over the presidency of Geigy AG from Carl Koechlin, a major company in dye and agricultural chemistry. Together with Samuel Koechlin , the managing director of Geigy AG, they merged with the previous competitor Ciba AG in 1970 . After a short transition period, von Planta became Chairman of the Board of Directors of the newly formed Ciba-Geigy AG in 1972. He accompanied the laborious integration of the two predecessor companies and prepared the subsequent merger with Sandoz to form Novartis AG .
further activities
- 1969–76 President of the Basel Chamber of Commerce
- 1975–76 President of the Swiss Society for the Chemical Industry
- 1976–87 President of the Swiss Trade and Industry Association (suburb) , today Economiesuisse
- Board member of the Swiss National Bank
- Honorary President of Novartis AG
Honors
- 1973 Honorary doctorate (Dr. hc rer. Nat.) From the University of Friborg
- 1986 was the first Swiss to receive the American-Swiss Association's friendship award
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Walter Dettwiler: von Planta, Louis. Historical Lexicon of Switzerland, Article 029889, February 4, 2010, accessed on May 17, 2020
- ↑ Tobias Ehrenbold: Samuel Koechlin and the Ciba-Geigy. A biography. NZZ Libro, Zurich, 2017. ISBN 978-3-03810-254-0
- ↑ Roger de Weck: Money and luck. Die ZEIT online, November 18, 1993, accessed on May 17, 2020
- ↑ a b Louis von Planta died. NZZ, August 21, 2003, accessed on May 17, 2020
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Planta, Louis of |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Planta, Ludwig Fortunat from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss manager |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 15, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 19, 2003 |
| Place of death | Basel |