Board of Directors

Dr. Thomas
Lustenberger
(*1951, Swiss)
Chairman, member since 1999

Dr. iur., LL.M.

Since 1980
Partner in Zurich law firm Meyerlustenberger
Lachenal, Zurich

Member of the Board of Directors of Calida Holding AG, Oberkirch (Chairman); and other non-listed companies

Dr. Ralph-Thomas
Honegger
(*1959, Swiss)
Vice Chairman, member since 2012

Dr. rer. pol.

Since 2002
Chief Investment Officer and Member of the Executive Board of the Helvetia Group (Helvetia Patria Group until 2005)

1996–2001
Various management functions with
Helvetia Patria Versicherungen and Member of Executive Management Switzerland

1987–1995
Various management functions with
Patria Versicherungen

Dr. Jakob Baer
(*1944, Swiss)
Member since 2005

Dr. iur., attorney

Independent consultant since 2004

1994–2004
CEO KPMG Switzerland
and member of KPMG’s
European and international management boards

1992–1994
Member of KPMG Switzerland’s executive board

1975–1992
Various magement positions with
Fides Group

1971–1975
Legal service of Federal Finance Administration, Berne

Member of the Board of Barry Callebaut AG, Zurich;
Rieter Holding AG, Winterthur; Swiss Re, Zurich

Member of the Board of Stäubli Holding AG,
Pfäffikon SZ (Chairman), and another non-listed company

Albert Leiser
(*1957, Swiss)
Member since 2005

Certified real estate trustee

Since 2004
Executive general manager of City of Zurich and Canton Zurich Home Owners’ Association

1999–2004
Head Real Estate and Mortgages division, Renten­anstalt/Swiss Life

1994–1998
Various management functions with
Renten­anstalt/Swiss Life

1977–1994
Positions with various real estate companies

Board member of three non-listed companies

Board member and delegate SVIT Zurich

City of Zurich councillor

Olivier Steimer
(*1955, Swiss)
Member since 2013

lic. iur

Since 2002
Chairman of the Board of Directors
of Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

2001–2002
CEO Private Banking International
of Credit Suisse Group

1997–2001
Member of the Executive Board
Private Banking, Credit Suisse Group

1983–1996
Various functions at Credit Suisse Group 

Board Member at Swiss Federal Railways SBB (Deputy Chairman), Berne; ACE Limited, Zurich, and other unlisted companies

Member of the Bank Council at Swiss National Bank SNB (Deputy Chairman), Zurich and Berne

Member of the ETH Board, Zurich; Board of Trustees, Swiss Finance Institute (Chairman), Zurich; Member of the Executive Committee, Economiesuisse, Zurich, and functions at numerous other institutions

Peter Spuhler
(*1959, Swiss)
Member since 2013

Since 1989 owner, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Stadler Rail Group

Member of the Board of Directors, Rieter Holding AG, Winterthur; Autoneum Holding AG, Winterthur

Board Member, Aebi Schmidt Holding AG
(Chairman), Frauenfeld; Gleisag Gleis- und Tiefbau AG (Chairman), Goldach; Walo Bertschinger AG, Zurich, and other
unlisted companies

Member of LITRA (Deputy Chairman), Berne, and numerous other institutions