Severin Schwan

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Severin Schwan
Severin Schwan
Schwan in 2012
Born
Severin Anton Schwan

(1967-11-17) November 17, 1967 (age 56)
Hall in Tirol, Austria
Citizenship
  • Austria
  • Germany
  • Switzerland (from 2020)
Education
TitleChairman of the Board of Roche Holding AG
Spouse
Ingeborg Stix
​
(m. 1995)​
Children3

Severin Anton Schwan (born November 17, 1967) is the current chairman of the board and previously was CEO of the Roche Group. He was the CEO between 2008 and 2023. He joined in 1993 as a trainee and has stayed with the company ever since.[1][2]

Early life and education[edit]

Severin Schwan graduated from the Akademisches Gymnasium Innsbruck and then studied economics at the University of Innsbruck, University of York, and University of Oxford as well as law at the University of Innsbruck.[3] He completed both subjects in 1991 with a master's degree and acquired the title Mag. iur. and Mag. rer. soc. oec. He then obtained his Doctorate in Law in 1993.[4]

Career[edit]

Schwan started his career as a trainee at the Roche office in Basel, Switzerland. He has worked in a number of positions across the globe for Roche. He was appointed CEO of the Roche Group at its Annual General Meeting on March 4, 2008, replacing Franz B. Humor.[5] Previously, Schwan was managing director of Roche's Diagnostics Division.

He has been a member of the Board of Directors of Roche Holding AG since 2013. At the Annual General Meeting on March 14, 2023, he was elected chairman of the Board of Directors, succeeding Christoph Franz.[6] Thomas Schinecker became Schwan's successor as CEO.[7]

From 2014 to 2022, he was a member of the board of directors of Credit Suisse, and from 2017 its vice chairman. He stepped down from the position of vice-chair in March 2022.[8][9]

Memberships[edit]

He was on the board at Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Schwan has been a member of the International Business Leaders Advisory Council for the Mayor of Shanghai (IBLAC) since 2009 and Vice President since 2022.[10]

From 2016 to 2020, he was Vice President of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA).[11]

Personal life[edit]

Born to an Austrian-German family, Schwan is citizen of both countries. He was also granted Swiss citizenship in 2020.[12][13] Schwan is married, has three children and lives in the Basel suburb of Riehen.[14][15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Roche CEO Severin Schwan to stand down after 14 years". pharmaphorum. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  2. ^ Pollack, Andrew (2009-03-12). "Roche Agrees to Buy Genentech for $46.8 Billion". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  3. ^ "Impressionen & Rückblick 2019". www.tirolerwirtschaftsforum.at. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  4. ^ "Roche | Dr. Severin Schwan". www.roche.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  5. ^ "Minutes of Annual General Meeting" (PDF). Roche.
  6. ^ MarketScreener. "Roche names new CEO with Schwan set to become chairman". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  7. ^ "Roche - Doing now what patients need next". www.roche.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  8. ^ "Vizepräsident nimmt den Hut - Severin Schwan verlässt Verwaltungsrat der Credit Suisse". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  9. ^ Keystone-SDA/Reuters/sb (21 March 2022). "Credit Suisse Vice Chair Schwan steps down from board". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2023-04-18. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ "Roche | Dr. Severin Schwan". www.roche.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  11. ^ "Our experts". IFPMA. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  12. ^ "12 App Desktop". 2020-02-19. Archived from the original on 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  13. ^ "Roche | Dr. Severin Schwan". www.roche.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  14. ^ Schaffner, Christian Dorer und Andreas (8 June 2015). "Montagsinterview - Roche-Chef Schwan: 'Misserfolg ist oft die Basis für Erfolge'". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  15. ^ "Severin Schwan: Er klingt so nett". www.zeit.de. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
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