Alexandre F. Jetzer

Overview

Alexandre F. Jetzer has been a member of the Board of Directors since 1996. Other activities. Alexandre F. Jetzer is a member of the supervisory board of Compagnie Financiere Michelin, Switzerland, and of the board of the Lucerne Festival Foundation, Switzerland. He is a member of the International Advisory Panel on Biotechnology Strategy of the Prime Minister of Malaysia, a member of the Investment Advisory Council of the Prime Minister of Turkey and economic advisor to the Governor of Guangdong Province, China. He is also a member of the Development Committee of the Neuroscience Center of the University of Zurich, Switzerland. Professional background. Alexandre F. Jetzer graduated with master's degrees in law and economics from the University of Neuchatel, Switzerland, and is a licensed attorney. From 1967 to 1980, he served as General Secretary of the Swiss Federation of Commerce and Industry (Vorort). Alexandre F. Jetzer joined Sandoz in 1980. In 1981, he was appointed member of the Sandoz Group Executive Committee in his capacity as Chief Financial Officer. In 1990, he became Head of Management Resources and International Coordination. From 1995 to 1996, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Corporation in East Hanover, New Jersey, and at the same time served as President and CEO of Sandoz Corporation in New York. After the merger which created Novartis in 1996 until 1999, he was Head of International Coordination, Legal & Taxes and a member of the Executive Committee of Novartis.