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).
The code of conduct provides a clear approach for how we expect all members of the Board of Directors and employees to conduct themselves. Only by operating within this framework can we maintain and strengthen our reputation for integrity, fair dealing and measured risk-taking.
Our client-focused, capital-efficient strategy is designed to help realize this ambition and is reinforced by our principles of being a proactive, principled partner to our clients.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urs Rohner 1) 5) | 1959 | Switzerland | Chairman |
| Iris Bohnet 2) | 1966 | Switzerland | |
| Christian Gellerstad 1) 2) 5) | 1968 | Switzerland and Sweden | Chairman Conduct and Financial Crime Control Committee |
| Andreas Gottschling 1) 3) 4) | 1967 | Germany | Chairman Risk Committee |
| Michael Klein 2) 4) | 1963 | USA | |
| Shan Li 4) | 1963 | China | |
| Seraina Macia 4) | 1968 | Switzerland, Australia and USA | |
| Richard Meddings 1) 3) 4) 5) | 1958 | Great Britain | Chairman Audit Committee |
| Kai S. Nargolwala 1) 2) 5) | 1950 | Singapore | Chairman Compensation Committee |
| Ana Paula Pessoa 3) 5) | 1967 | Brazil | |
| Joaquin J. Ribeiro 3) | 1956 | USA | |
| Severin Schwan 1) 4) | 1967 | Austria, Germany and Switzerland | Vice-Chair and Lead Independent Director |
| John Tiner 3) | 1957 | Great Britain |
1) Member of the Governance and Nominations Committee, chaired by Urs Rohner
2) Member of the Compensation Committee, chaired by Kai S. Nargolwala
3) Member of the Audit Committee, chaired by Richard Meddings
4) Member of the Risk Committee, chaired by Andreas Gottschling
5) Member of the Conduct and Financial Crime Control Committee, chaired by Christian Gellerstad
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. 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
