The Regional Board of Directors (BOD) is in charge of supervising the management and of the representation of SwissCham Beijing. It currently comprises eleven Directors of the Board including the president.

The Embassy of Switzerland in China and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) are Honorary Members of SwissCham Beijing. They are also invited to sit on the BOD from time to time.

The Directors of the Board are elected at the Regional Annual General Assembly (RAGA) for one year. The President is elected by the RAGA. The others functions are elected within the BOD.

Directors of the Board are expected to attend 2/3rd of scheduled Board Meetings. If they have not, they are not entitled to re-apply for re-election at the next RAGA. Their attendance has to be announced before the elections.

Urs LAEUPPI
Vice President of the Board

Individual Member

Robert WIEST
Vice President of the Board

Managing Director
Swiss Reinsurance Co. (Beijing)

www.swissre.com

Lea GEBHARDT
Secretary General of the Board

Manager
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

www.pwccn.com

Lars Peter ECKERLEIN
Treasurer of the Board

Partner
Ernst & Young

www.ey.com/china

Samuel FISCHER
Director of the Board

Salesperson FX&MM
UBS A.G. Beijing Branch

www.ubs.com

Markus KISTLER
Director & Nat'l Representative

Chief Financial Officer
ABB China

www.abb.com.cn

Cyrus MA
Director & Nat'l Representative

Vice President
SGS-CSTC

www.cn.sgs.com

Christophe WEBER
Director of the Board

Chief Representative
World Economic Forum (WEF)

www.weforum.org

Andreas Thomas WECKHERLIN
Director of the Board

Country Business Manager
Nestlé China Ltd.

www.nestle.com

ZHANG Zonghui
Director of the Board

General Manager
Beijing LEM Co., Ltd.

www.lem.com.cn

Yannick ROULIN
Honorary Director of the Board

Head of Economic & Commercial Section
Embassy of Switzerland

www.eda.admin.ch/beijing