Members of the Board of Directors
Board member since 2019, born in 1958, Swiss citizen
Corporate Governance:
Independent member
Career highlights: Dr Markus R. Neuhaus held various roles at PwC from 1985 on, including CEO of PwC Switzerland from 2003 to 2012, member of PwC’s Global Board from 2005 to 2007, member of the PwC Network Executive Team from 2010 to 2013, member of PwC’s Office of the Global Chair from 2013 to 2016, and Chair of PwC Switzerland from 2012 to 2019.
Qualification: Master of law and doctorate in law from the University of Zurich. Certified tax expert. Various management courses at international business schools (Harvard, Insead, IMD).
Other main activities: Dr Markus R. Neuhaus is Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of Barry Callebaut AG, member of the Board of Directors of Helvetia Baloise Holding AG and Chair of the Board of Directors of Jacobs Holding AG. He also serves as Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees of Avenir Suisse.
Board member since 2020, born in 1977, Swiss citizen
Corporate Governance:
Independent member
Career highlights: Pascale Bruderer was a member of the National Council from 2002 to 2011 (President of the National Council 2009/2010) and a Member of the Council of States from 2011 to 2019. She was formerly a member of the Social Security and Health Committee. She served as President of the umbrella organisation for disabled people, Inclusion Handicap, and was the managing director of Krebsliga Aargau.
Qualification: Master’s degree in political science from the University of Zurich and education at Harvard University (USA) and at the Executive School of the University of St. Gallen.
Other main activities: Pascale Bruderer is a member of the Board of Directors of TX Group AG and Orell Füssli AG. Since 2019, she has been a member of the Board of Crossiety AG and since 2022, Chair of the Board of Directors of Swiss Stablecoin AG. Elected by the Federal Council, she has served as Vice-President of the ETH Board since 2024.
Board member since 2025, born in 1972, Swiss citizen
Corporate Governance:
Independent member
Career highlights: She is the founder and CEO of Lexperience AG. She has worked for prominent law firms and major financial institutions and has been educated at several international institutions. Following her time practicing law at Walder Wyss AG in Zurich, the Swiss attorney has held management positions for various banks such as UBS, GE Capital Bank and BNP Paribas in Switzerland, America and Asia.
Qualification: She studied law at the University of Zurich and was admitted to the Zurich bar. She also holds an LL.M. (Master of Laws) from Hong Kong University. She has extensive knowledge on corporate governance and conducting administrative investigations in the public sector.
Other main activities: She has been a trustee at the Züsy + Daniel Guggenheim Stiftung since 2000 and Chair of the Board of Directors of Tele-Check Inter AG since 2017. Since 2021, she has also served as President of the Georg Wittlinger-Stiftung and has been a member of the Board of Directors of Zoo Zurich AG.
Board member since 2018, born in 1965, Swiss citizen
Corporate Governance: Independent member
Career highlights: From 2006 to 2017, he held the position of CEO of the Swiss department store group Manor. From 2017 until 2020, he was CEO of Admeira AG, and from 2020 until 2021, he served as a member of the Board of Directors at Admeira AG. He was also a member of the Advisory Board of the International Retail Summit (IRS) of the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute (GDI) (2010–2021).
Qualification: Degree as business administrator lic.rer.pol from the University of Fribourg.
Other main activities: Since 2021, he is the delegate of the Board of Directors of the AG Grand Hotels Engadinerkulm Holding St. Moritz. Furthermore, he is a member of the Board of Neoperl AG/Diaqua AG as well as at Zoologischer Garten Basel AG.
Board member since 2022, born in 1962, Swiss citizen
Corporate Governance:
Independent member
Career highlights: From 2009 to 2016, Judith Meier headed Zurzach Care AG (formerly the Reha Clinic Group) as CEO, was a delegate from 2017 and Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of Zurzach Care AG from 2019 to 2023. She was a co-founder of reha at home AG. From 1989 to 2001, she was a member of the Great Council of the Canton of Aargau.
Qualifications: Executive Master of Health Service Administration (Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences), qualified physiotherapist, CAS in AI-Management and Future Tech (HWZ).
Other main activities: Since 2017, she has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Cantonal Hospital of Graubünden. She is a board member of reha andeer ag. She has been a member of “SCIANA The Health Leaders Network“ since 2019 and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Emil-Burkhardt-foundation since 2021 and its Vice President as of 2024.
Board member since 2023, born in 1972, Swiss citizen
Corporate Governance:
Independent member
Career highlights: Solange Peters is a Professor at the University of Lausanne and Head of the Department of Medical Oncology at CHUV, the largest in Switzerland. Since 2025, she has also been Director of the Oncology Department. She began working at CHUV in 2002, after a PhD in Microbiology. Since 2004 she has worked in Oncology. She is one of the world’s leading experts in the field of lung cancer and immunotherapy.
Qualifications: Dr Medicine and Biology, full Professor at the University of Lausanne.
Other main activities: Solange Peters has been a member of ESMO (European Society for Medical Oncology) for over 10 years, serving as its President for a three-year term. Since 2021, she is President of the International Cancer Foundation (ICF). She is a member of the board of the Swiss Cancer League since 2017 and is its Vice-President since 2023. She also is President of the Swiss Academy of Multidisciplinary Oncology (SAMO) and President of the umbrella Swiss cancer organization Oncosuisse since 2025.
Board member since 2023, born in 1958, Swiss citizen
Corporate Governance:
Independent member
Career highlights: Jörg Zulauf spent 11 years in management positions at the Roche Pharmaceutical Company in Switzerland, Korea and Germany, most recently as Head of the Vitamin Services World division (Finance & IT), which has operations worldwide. In 2000, Jörg Zulauf joined Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund Zürich, where he headed the Finance Department as Vice-Chair of the Corporate Executive Committee until 2022 and was a member of the Retail, Finance and Audit committees. Jörg Zulauf has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of Hotelplan, Migrosbank and Globus, as well as Chair of the Migros Pension Fund.
Qualification: Master of Law and Attorney-at-Law, MBA (UCLA).
Other main activities: Jörg Zulauf is a member of the Board of Directors of Maerki Baumann & Co Ltd. and since 2023, he has been Chair of the Board of Directors at SV Group AG. Furthermore, he is a member of the Board of Directors at Innflow AG, Rotkreuz.