Board of Directors
The Board of Directors has a responsibility to the Federal Council to guarantee the uniform management of Swiss Post and its subsidiaries. The holding company represents the entire Group to the owner and is responsible for ensuring that Swiss Post fulfils the universal service obligation.
The Board of Directors is responsible for implementing the strategic goals, for submitting reports to the Federal Council on their attainment and for providing the latter with the information it needs for verification purposes. The Board of Directors is also governed by the rights and duties set out in the provisions of the Swiss Code of Obligations on the subject of corporate law.
Urs Schwaller
Chairman of the Board of Directors, member since 2016, Switzerland, 1952, Dr iur., lawyer
Committees: Organisation, Nomination & Remuneration; Audit, Risk & Compliance; Investment, Mergers & Acquisitions; ad hoc “PostBus”
Professional background: self-employed lawyer; Council of Europe (permanent member); Council of States for the Canton of Fribourg (President of CVP / EVP); Cantonal Council of Fribourg (State Councillor – Director of Internal Affairs and of Finance); Senior Civil Servant of the Sense District; Director of the Cantonal Police Department; member of various federal commissions and foundations
Key posts: Groupe Mutuel Holding SA (Member of the Board of Directors); JPF Holding S.A. (Member of the Board of Directors); Liebherr Machines Bulle S.A. (Member of the Board of Directors); UCB Farchim SA (Member of the Board of Directors)
Thomas Bucher
Member of the Board of Directors, member since 2019, Switzerland, 1966, lic. oec. University of St. Gallen
Committees: Audit, Risk & Compliance
Professional background: ALPIQ Holding Ltd (CFO, Member of Executive Board), Gategroup (CFO, Member of Executive Management Board), Ciba Specialty Chemicals (Regional CFO, Head of Business Support Center EMEA and Divisional CFO, Head of Business Support Center CEMEA)
Key posts: ALPIQ Holding Ltd (CFO, Member of Executive Board), Tareno Ltd (Member of the Board of Directors)
Peter Hug
Member of the Board of Directors, member since 2018, Vice-Chairman, since 2018, Switzerland, 1958, Dr rer. pol.
Committees: Investment, Mergers & Acquisitions (Chair); ad hoc “PostBus” (Chair)
Professional background: F. Hoffmann-La Roche (Head Commercial Operations EEMEA, Head of Pharma Medicines Western Europe, Head Pharma Partnering, Managing Director, Pharma, Spain, Head of Diagnostics, Roche Diagnostics, Germany, General Manager, Pharma & Country President, Uruguay, Pharma Division Director, Roche SA, Greece)
Key posts: ADC Therapeutics SA (Member of the Board of Directors); Mundipharma MEA GmbH (independent Member of the Board of Directors, MEA region)
Ronny Kaufmann
Member of the Board of Directors, Human Resources representative, member since 2018, Switzerland, 1975, lic. rer. publ. University of St. Gallen
Committees: Organisation, Nomination & Remuneration
Professional background: Swisspower Ltd (CEO), Swiss Post (Head of Public Affairs & Corporate Responsibility), Mediapolis AG für Wirtschaft und Kommunikation (Co-Owner and Partner)
Key posts: Swisspower Ltd (CEO); Nordur Power SNG AG (Member of the Board of Directors)
Bernadette Koch
Member of the Board of Directors, member since 2018, Switzerland, 1968, Certified public accountant, business economist, Higher School of Economics and Administration
Committees: Audit, Risk & Compliance (Chair)
Professional background: Ernst & Young Ltd (People Partner, Member of the Management Committee of Assurance Switzerland, Partner/Head of the Public Sector market area; Auditor)
Key posts: PostFinance Ltd (Member of the Board of Directors and Member of the Organization, Nomination & Remuneration Committee); Energie Oberkirch AG (Member of the Board of Directors), Geberit AG (Member of the Board of Directors), Mobimo Holding AG (Member of the Board of Directors); EXPERTsuisse (Member of the Professional Ethics Committee)
Denise Koopmans
Member of the Board of Directors, member since 2019, Netherlands, 1962, Master of Law
Committees: Investment, Mergers & Acquisitions
Professional background: Wolters Kluwer (Managing Director Legal & Regulatory Division); LexisNexis Business Information Solutions (CEO); Altran Group (various management roles)
Key posts: Royal BAM Group NV (Netherlands, Member of the Supervisory Board); cVGZ (Nether- lands, Member of the Supervisory Board); Sanoma Corporation (Finland, Member of the Board of Directors); Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal (Netherlands, lay judge/expert); Swiss Data Alliance (Member of the Expert Committee); Janssen de Jong Groep (Netherlands, Mem- ber of the Supervisory Board, stepped down in 2020)
Nadja Lang
Member of the Board of Directors, member since 2014, Switzerland, 1973, degree in business economics UAS
Committees: Organisation, Nomination & Remuneration (Chair); ad hoc “PostBus”
Professional background: Max Havelaar Foundation Switzerland (Managing Director); Fairtrade International (Chair of the Global Account Management Steering Committee, Member of the Finance Committee), Max Havelaar Foundation Switzerland (Commercial Director and Deputy Managing Director); General Mills Europe Sarl (European Marketing Manager); The Coca-Cola Company (various [management] positions in brand management and the Innovation department)
Key posts: Metron AG (Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors); Energie 360 Grad AG (Member of the Board of Directors); Cooperative of ZFV companies (Chair of the Board of Directors), Institute of Supply Chain Management, University of St. Gallen (Member of the Executive Committee); Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) in Winterthur (Member of the Advisory Board)
Philippe Milliet
Member of the Board of Directors, member since 2010, Vice-Chairman, since 2018, Switzerland, 1963, degree in pharmacy, MBA
Committees: Audit, Risk & Compliance; Investment, Mergers & Acquisitions
Professional background: BOBST GROUP (Member of Group Executive Committee, Head of Business Unit Sheet-fed); Galenica AG (Head of Health Division, Member of the Corporate Executive Committee); Unicible (CEO); Galenica AG (responsible for distribution centers, responsible for operations and CEO of Galexis AG); Pharmatic AG (analyst/programmer and project manager); McKinsey (associate, engagement manager); Galenica Holding AG (analyst/programmer and Assistant to the Chairman of the Corporate Executive Committee)
Key posts: Conseil consultatif des Jurassiens de l’extérieur du canton (CCJE, Member of the Advisory Board); Financière SYZ SA (Member of the Board of Directors); Cendres+Métaux Holding SA (Member of the Board of Directors)
Corrado Pardini
Member of the Board of Directors (human resources representative) since 2020, Switzerland/Italy, 1965, former National Councillor, degree in NPO Management, University of Fribourg
Committees: Investment, Mergers & Acquisitions
Professional background: National Councillor; National Council Economic Affairs and Taxation Committee (EATC); National Council Legal Affairs Committee (LAC); National Council Science, Education and Culture Committee (SECC); Member of the General Committee at the Swiss Trade Union Federation (SGB); Unia (Member of Management Board and Head of Industry Sector); Labour Court of the Canton of Bern (specialist judge); Unia (National Head of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Industry); Unia (Regional Secretary, Biel-Seeland, Canton of Solothurn); Member of the Cantonal Parliament, Canton of Bern; Foundation Board of the pension funds for the carpentry industry
Key posts: Volkshaus AG Bern (Chairman of the Board of Directors); Freienhof Thun AG (Chairman of the Board of Directors); Employment Market Inspectorate Bern (Chairman of the Board); Trade Union Federation for the Canton of Bern (Chairman of the Executive Board); Biel-Seeland Regional Association of the Swiss Social Democratic Party (Chairman of the Board); CEC Execution Competence Center, Bern (Chairman of the Board); Swiss Trade Union Federation (Consultant); Unia Central Secretariat (Consultant); syndicom Central Secretariat (Consultant, President); Suva Council (Member)
Roger Schoch
General Secretary, member since 2018, Switzerland, 1971, Lawyer, Executive M.B.L. HSG
Professional background: Alpiq Holding Ltd (General Secretary), Swiss Federal Railways SBB (Chief Compliance Officer, Deputy Head of the Group Legal Service, Secretary of the Board of Directors)
Key posts: none