Changes in Roche Board of Directors and enlarged Corporate Executive Committee
Posted: 12 December 2014 |
At its December meeting, the Board of Directors (BoD) of Roche Holding recommended first proposals for approval by the AGM, scheduled for 3 March 2015…
At its December meeting, the Board of Directors (BoD) of Roche Holding recommended first proposals for approval by the AGM, scheduled for 3 March 2015.
All current members of the BoD will stand for re-election:
| Name | Board member since |
|---|---|
| Dr. Christoph Franz (as Chairman) | 2011 |
| André Hoffmann | 1996 |
| Professor Dr. Pius Baschera | 2007 |
| Professor Sir John Irving Bell | 2001 |
| Paul Bulcke | 2011 |
| Dame DeAnne Julius | 2002 |
| Dr. Andreas Oeri | 1996 |
| Dr. Severin Schwan | 2013 |
| Peter R. Voser | 2011 |
| Professor Dr. Beatrice Weder di Mauro | 2006 |
The following will be nominated for election as new members of the Board of Directors:
- Bernard Poussot
- Professor Richard P. Lifton, Ph.D.
Christoph Franz, Chairman of Roche said: „I am delighted that we are able to propose two outstanding individuals to be elected as new members of the Board who will bring significant experience from their careers in the pharmaceutical industry and in biomedical research, respectively.”
Change in the enlarged Corporate Executive Committee
Richard Scheller (61), Ph.D., Head of Genentech Research and Early Development (gRED) and member of the enlarged Corporate Executive Committee has decided to retire as of 31 December 2014. As of 1 January 2015 Michael D. Varney (56), Ph.D., currently Head of Small Molecule Drug Discovery, will become Head of gRED and member of the enlarged Corporate Executive Committee of Roche.
Severin Schwan, CEO of Roche, commented about the change: „I thank Richard Scheller for his outstanding contributions to the Roche Group. Genentech developed a number of important medicines under his leadership. Richard also contributed significantly to the successful integration of Genentech into the Roche Group. It is my pleasure that with Mike Varney we could name a successor from within the gRED organization. Mike brings a proven track record in the discovery and development of new medicines as well as considerable experience in leading research organizations.”
