Studies 1.Graduate Studies at Ecole Centrale de Lyon and Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Lyon (France) 2.Graduate in Industrial Engineering (Dipl. Wirtsch.-Ing.) from Darmstadt, Technical University (Germany) 3.Doctorate (Dr. rer. pol.) from Darmstadt Technical University 4.Post doctoral research at University of California, Berkeley (USA) Professional Career 1.1990 Deutsche Lufthansa AG 2.1994 Deutsche Bahn AG, executive functions, Member of the Executive Board and CEO of passenger transport division 3.2004 CEO of Swiss International Air Lines AG (SWISS) 4.2009 Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, CEO of Lufthansa Passenger Airlines 5.2011 - 2014 Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of Deutsche Lufthansa AG 6.since 2014 Chairman of the Board of Directors of Roche Holding Ltd Other Activities / Memberships 1.Member of the Board of Stadler Rail Ltd 2.Member of the Board of Zurich Insurance Group Ltd 3.Member of the Board of Trustees Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Avenir Suisse and Lucerne Festival 4.Member of the Advisory Board of University of St. Gallen (HSG) 5.Honorary Professor for Business Administration at University of St. Gallen 6.Member of the Assembly of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)  

 Expert with leadership skills in the pharmaceutical industry.