Swiss national. Member of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Audit Committee, and member of the Corporate Governance Committee since October 2004. Term of office ends on the day of the 2008 General Meeting of Shareholders.
Jakob Baer graduated with a Dr. iur. from the University of Berne, Switzerland, and was subsequently admitted to the bar.
Jakob Baer was a member of the executive team of KPMG Switzerland from 1992 until 1994. From 1994 until 2004 he held the position of Chief Executive of KPMG Switzerland, and was a member of KPMG's European and International Leadership Board.
Other appointments and commitments: non-executive director of Swiss Re, Rieter Holding AG, Allreal Holding AG, Emmentalische Mobiliar Versicherungs-Gesellschaft, and IFBC - Integrated Financial Consulting AG (all in Switzerland).
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