The Aquila Boardof Directors.
Jörg H. Schwarzenbach, Füllinsdorf *
Chairman
Nationality: CH
Year of birth: 1944
Education
Banking apprenticeship with diploma, traineeships with banks and brokers in London, New York, Geneva and Tokyo; Int. Senior Management Program Harvard Business School, Boston.
Present activities and vested interests
Chairman or member of various public interest foundations; former member of the Credit Suisse Private Banking Board of Management, Zurich
Dr. Gaudenz G. Zindel, Zurich *
Vice-Chairman
Nationality: CH
Year of birth: 1954
Education
Dr of Law, Attorney-at-Law, LL.M.
Present activities and vested interests
Partner in Niederer Kraft Frey Ltd., Zürich; Swiss Bar Association, SAV; Zurich Bar Association, ZAV; Vice-Chairman Alumni Organisation of the Faculty of Law at Zurich University; Vice-Chairman of the Europe Institute at Zurich University, EIZ; member of the Boards of Directors of other Swiss companies.
Max Cotting, Locarno
Member
Nationality: CH
Year of birth: 1956
Education
Swiss Certified Banking Specialist
Present activities and vested interests
Member of the Board of Directors of various partner companies of the Aquila Group (only for the 2021 incumbency); Chairman of the Board of Directors Chez Vrony Collection Ltd., Sarnen, Chez Vrony Ltd., Zermatt and Vrony Paradise Zermatt Ltd., Zermatt; Chairman of the Board of Directors FIPA Findeln Partners Ltd., Zermatt; Chairman of the Board of Directors Loumax Holding Ltd., Sarnen and Loumax Management Ltd., Sarnen; Chairman of the Board of Directors Pro Zermatt AG, Zermatt; Member of the Board of Directors fin.cube ag, Pfäffikon
Wanda Eriksen, Thalwil *
Member, Member Audit & Risk Committee
Nationality: CH/USA
Year of birth: 1967
Education
Masters in Accounting Science,
Swiss Certified Accountant, CPA (US)
Present activities and vested interests
Board Chair, Federal Audit Oversight Authority; Vice-Chair Board of Directors Arnold Ltd., BKW Infra Services Ltd. and BKW Infra Services Europa SA (companies of the BKW Group); Board of Directors AXA Switzerland Insurance, AXA-ARAG Legal Protection Ltd. and Catlin Re Switzerland Ltd. (companies of the AXA Group); President Board of Trustees Serata, Foundation for Old Age, Thalwil; Supervisory Board Member J.P. Morgan SE Frankfurt am Main, Germany; former partner PwC PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd.
Stefan Gerber, Feldbrunnen SO *
Member
Nationality: CH
Year of birth: 1958
Education
Lic .iur., advocate and notary
Diploma Swiss Banking School
Present activities and vested interests
Member of the board of directors of JURA Elektroapparate Ltd., JURA Kaffeemaschinen Holding Ltd. and JURA Henzirohs Holding Ltd., Member of the board of directors Henzirohs-Studer Ltd.,
Vice-Chairman Board of Trustees Leo and Elisabeth Henzirohs-Studer Foundation, Member of the board of directors Securitas Ltd., Chairman of the Pension Fund Securitas Gruppe, Zytglogge Immobilien Ltd. and Solothurnische Immobilienverwaltung Ltd.,
former member of the Executive Board of Berner Cantonal Bank Ltd.
Peter Gisi, Basel *
Member, Chairman Audit & Risk Committee
Nationality: CH
Year of birth: 1954
Education
Swiss Certified Accountant
Present activities and vested interests
Former Partner PwC PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd.; various consultancy mandates; Member of the foundation board of a public interest foundation
Roman Kurmann, Pfäffikon ZH *
Member
Nationality: CH
Year of birth: 1969
Education
Business Economist (FH), Chartered Auditor
Present activities and vested interests
Independent, owner of counsulting firm BIG FIVE (Strategie, Corporate Finance, Interim Management, Investment Services, Leadership), Chairman of the Board of Directors Veraison Sicav, Chairman of the Board of Directors samm group, Member of the Board of Aretas Capital Management AG, Zürich, Member of the Board of Moveagain AG, Zürich, Member of the Board of Odinga Ventures AG, Volketswil
Hans Georg Syz, Küsnacht
Member
Nationality: CH
Year of birth: 1957
Education
Type D Higher School Leaving Certificate
Present activities and vested interests
Chairman Board of Directors Maerki Baumann & Co. Ltd., Private Bank; Vice-Chairman Board of Directors, Maerki Baumann Holding Ltd.; Vice-Chairman Board of Directors InCore Bank Ltd.; Vice-Chairman CHSZ-Holding Ltd.; Chairman Board of Directors Genossenschaft zum Baugarten, formerly Zürich Municipal Savings Bank; Board Member Friederich Steinfels Ltd.; Chairman Board of Directors Turnus Film Ltd.; Vice-Chairman Foundation Board Willhelm Schulthess Clinic; Vice-Chairman Quästor Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zurich; Vice-Chairman Kongresshaus Foundation Board
Organisation of the Board of Directors
The organisation of the Board of Directors is governed by the organisational rules of 12 December 2017. The Board of Directors is responsible for strategic management of Aquila Ltd. It has three or more members. The full Board of Directors is independent and meets as often as business so requires, but not less than four times a year. It has a quorum for its decisions if a majority of its members are present. The Board of Directors takes its decisions by a majority of the votes cast by the members who are present.
For specific agenda items, Executive Board members attend meetings of the Board of Directors in a consultative capacity. The Chairman of the Board of Directors presides over Board of Directors’ meetings, chairs the full board and represents the Board of Directors both internally and in relation to third parties. Regular exchanges of views take place between the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the CEO. Aquila Ltd. has an Audit & Risk Committee comprising certain members of the Board of Directors; its present members are Wanda Eriksen and Peter Gisi.
* These members of the Board of Directors are considered independent members within the meaning of margin nos. 17ff of FINMA Circular 2017/1 “Corporate Governance – banks”.