New Swiss Post Chairman nominated
Urs Schwaller has been nominated as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors at Swiss Post. The Board of Directors of Swiss Post Ltd will propose Schwaller’s appointment to the General Meeting due to be held on 26 April 2016.
The Federal Council approved his nomination today (28 October).
Schwaller is set to take over from Dr Peter Hasler, who is resigning as Chairman of the Board of Directors because he has reached the maximum age limit of 70 years.
Schwaller was President of the Christian Democratic People’s Party of Switzerland / Evangelical People’s Party of Switzerland (CVP-EVP) Group between 2005 and 2014 and was a delegate in the Permanent Representation of Switzerland to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg between 2011 and 2015.
Swiss Post said that Schwaller has “gained entrepreneurial experience on various boards of directors and in
associations”, adding that he will be “resigning various directorships in 2016 and will organize his law firm accordingly when he assumes the role of Chairman of the Board of Directors at Swiss Post as
this position will occupy 50% of his working time”.
