Our Board of Directors. Its responsibilities.
Our Board of Directors is responsible for the overall direction, supervision, and control of Credit Suisse Group AG.
The internal organization and responsibilities of the Board of Directors are outlined in the Board of Directors Charter (PDF).
Board of Directors of Credit Suisse Group AG
The composition of the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse is the same as the composition of the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse Group.
Name | Born | Citizenship | Function |
Axel P. Lehmann 1) | 1959 | Switzerland | Chairman and Chair Governance and Nominations Committee |
Mirko Bianchi 3) 4) 5) | 1962 | Switzerland and USA |
Chair Audit Committee |
Iris Bohnet 2) 6) | 1966 | Switzerland | Chair Sustainability Advisory Committee (Advisory Committee) |
Clare Brady 3) 5) 6) | 1963 | Great Britain | Chair Conduct and Financial Crime Control Committee |
Christian Gellerstad 1) 2) 5) 7) | 1968 | Switzerland and Sweden | Vice-Chair, Lead Independent Director and Chair Compensation Committee |
Keyu Jin 4) 7) | 1982 | China | |
Michael Klein 2) 6) | 1963 | USA | |
Shan Li 2) 4) | 1963 | China | |
Seraina Macia 3) 7) | 1968 | Switzerland, Australia and USA | |
Blythe Masters 1) 7) | 1969 | Great Britain | Chair Digital Transformation and Technology Committee |
Richard Meddings 1) 3) 4) | 1958 | Great Britain | Chair Risk Committee |
Amanda Norton 2) 4) | 1966 | USA and Great Britain | |
Ana Paula Pessoa 3) 5) | 1967 | Brazil |
1) Member of the Governance and Nominations Committee, chaired by Axel P. Lehmann
2) Member of the Compensation Committee, chaired by Christian Gellerstad
3) Member of the Audit Committee, chaired by Mirko Bianchi
4) Member of the Risk Committee, chaired by Richard Meddings
5) Member of the Conduct and Financial Crime Control Committee, chaired by Clare Brady
6) Member of the Sustainability Advisory Committee (Advisory Committee), chaired by Iris Bohnet
7) Member of the Digital Transformation and Technology Committee, chaired by Blythe Masters
The Board of Directors has five standing committees: the Governance and Nominations Committee, the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, the Conduct and Financial Crime Control Committee and the Risk Committee. In addition, the Board has two advisory committees, the Sustainability Advisory Committee and the Digital Transformation and Technology Committee. The Committee members are each appointed for a term of one year.
Honorary Chairman
Rainer E. Gut, Born 1932 – Swiss citizen
Corporate Secretary
Joan E. Belzer, Born 1965 – Swiss and US citizen