Jean-Pierre Roth

Dr. Jean-Pierre Roth Ph.D. serves as Member of the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr Roth taught at the University of Geneva and at the Graduate Institute (HEI). In 2009 the University of Neuchâtel conferred him a honorary doctorate in economics. Jean-Pierre Roth joined the Swiss National Bank in 1979 where he was active in various areas in Zürich and Bern. On 1 May 1996 he was appointed Vicepresident of the board. On 1 January 2001 he was elected President of the board. Jean-Pierre Roth was Swiss governor of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington. From 1 March 2006 until end of February 2009 he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank of International Settlements (BIZ) in Basel. At the end of 2009, Mr Roth resigned as President of the Swiss National Bank. Mr Jean-Pierre Roth was elected as President of the «Banque cantonale de Genève» and member of the Board of Swiss Re and of Nestlé Ltd in 2010. In 2014, he was elected as member of the Board of MKS (Switzerland). Since then, Mr Roth retired from the Board of Swiss Re, Nestlé Ltd and the «Banque cantonale de Genève». Since 1 July 2017, Mr Roth acts as Vice President of the Arab Bank (Switzerland) Ltd.

Board positions

• Member of the Board, Swiss Re
• Chairman of the Board, Banque cantonale de Genève
• Member of the Board, Avenir Suisse
• Member of the Board, Nestlé S.A.
• Member of the Board, Swatch Group
• Member of the Board, MKS Switzerland
• Vice-Chairman of the Board, Arab Bank Switzerland

Education and academic qualifications

• Studied economics at the University of Geneva
• Doctorate from the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva
• Further studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Honorary doctorate from the University of Neuchâtel