Juerg Witmer
Board Member
Jürg Witmer holds a Doctorate in Law from the University of Zurich, and a degree in International Studies from the University of Geneva.
He joined Hoffmann-La Roche in Basel in 1978 and subsequently held a number of positions including Legal Counsel, Assistant to the CEO, General Manager and China Project Manager of Roche Far East, Head of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at Roche headquarters in Basel, Switzerland, and General Manager of Roche Austria.
From 1999 to 2005, Witmer was Chief Executive Officer and from 2005 to 2017 Chairman of the Givaudan Group in Vernier/Geneva. From 2008 to 2012, he also covered the position of Chairman of Clariant AG, Basel.
He has been a Member of the Board of Menarini Group, Florence, Italy, since 2013, Lead Director at Syngenta AG, Basel since 2018, and is also Chairman of Montcaud Holding SA, Geneva, Switzerland.