Urs Rohner
Urs Rohner (born December 1, 1959 in Zurich ) is a Swiss business lawyer and manager . He has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse since 2011 . From 2000 to 2004 he was CEO of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG .
Life
From 1978 to 1983 Rohner studied law at the University of Zurich . He then worked for law firms in Zurich and New York.
From October 2000 to April 30, 2004 he was CEO of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG. Among other things, the merger of ProSieben and Sat.1 to form ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG took place under Rohner's leadership .
As of June 1, 2004, he was appointed Group General Counsel, Head of the Group Corporate Center and a member of the Executive Board of Credit Suisse Group . Rohner was Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors from 2009 to 2011, and on April 29, 2011, he took over the full office of Chairman of the Board of Directors from the resigning Hans-Ulrich Doerig at the General Meeting of Credit Suisse Group . In 2020, Rohner stood for the last time for re-election as Chairman of the Board, as he will have a maximum term of 12 years on the Board in 2021. His successor is still open.
Mandates
Rohner also holds various mandates:
- GlaxoSmithKline plc, member of the Board of Directors
- Swiss Bankers Association , Vice President
- Institute of International Finance , Member of the Board of Directors
- European Banking Group, member
- European Financial Services Roundtable, member
- Institute for Economics at the University of Zurich, Chairman of the Advisory Board
- Lucerne Festival , member of the Board of Trustees
From 2005 to 2014 he was a member of the Board of Directors of the Zurich Opera House . At the end of November 2013, it was announced that Rohner had become a member of the board of directors of the newly founded lobby organization of UBS and Credit Suisse under the name Swiss Finance Council (SFC), which has a branch in Brussels .
Personal
In 1981 and 1982 Rohner became Swiss champion in the 110 meter hurdles . He is in a relationship with Nadja Schildknecht and has a son with her (* 2008). He has three children from his first marriage.
literature
- Urs Rohner in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
Web links
- Portrait of Urs Rohner on the Credit Suisse website.
- Patrik Müller : Credit Suisse President Urs Rohner: “Switzerland should soon sign an agreement with the EU”. Interview in: Switzerland on the weekend of February 9, 2019.
Individual evidence
- ↑ General Meeting of Credit Suisse Group AG: All proposals of the Board of Directors accepted. Urs Rohner succeeds Hans-Ulrich Doerig as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Media release of April 29, 2011.
- ↑ https://www.finews.ch/news/banken/40523-credit-suisse-urs-rohner-generalammlung-praesident-amtszeit-tidjane-thiam , accessed on August 27, 2020.
- ↑ Urs Rohner on the Credit Suisse website, accessed on February 10, 2019.
- ↑ Ermes Gallarotti: foothold in Brussels. UBS and Credit Suisse establish Swiss Finance Council. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung from November 28, 2013.
- ↑ Caspar Busse: Urs Rohner - The man who easily takes all hurdles. In: Handelsblatt of August 21, 2000.
- ↑ Erik Nolmans: Credit Suisse: The climber. In: Bilanz 23/2010 from December 17, 2010.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rohner, Urs |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss business lawyer and manager |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |