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The Foundation Board supervises the Sympany Foundation and is responsible for its strategic direction. It elects the Chair of the Executive Board and the further members of the Executive Board on the Chair’s recommendation. The Foundation Board is also responsible for approving the annual report, annual financial statements and budget, appointing the auditor, amending the Foundation’s articles and adopting and amending important regulations such as the investment of the Foundation’s assets.
The current term of office runs from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2023. The Foundation Board comprises seven people and is broken down as follows:
Dr. rer. pol.
born 1953, Swiss and German
Owner of Dr. Walser Unternehmensberatung, Greng b. Murten
Functions and offices held:
Dr. iur., solicitor and mediator
born 1964, Swiss
Partner Nigon Rechtsanwälte und Notariat, Basel
Directorships on the following Boards of Directors:
Functions and offices held:
Dr. sc. nat. ETH
born 1967, Swiss
Group CEO RehaClinic AG, Bad Zurzach
Directorships on the following Boards of Directors:
BSc/MBA in Business Administration FH
born 1966, Swiss
CEO TopPharm Apotheken und Drogerien Genossenschaft, Münchenstein
Dr. med., MBA
born 1970, Swiss
Head of Medical Systems and member of the Executive Board at Klinik Hirslanden, Zurich
Founder and owner of nextchange, Niederurnen
Directorship on the following Board of Directors:
BA Economics, Yale University, New Haven, USA
Born in 1988, Swiss national
Founder and Managing Partner of Inspire 925 GmbH, Zurich
Directorships on the following Boards of Directors:
Dr. oec. HSG, dipl. Nat. ETH Zurich
Born in 1965, Swiss national
Directorships on the following Boards of Directors:
Functions and offices held:
Professional qualifications and personal skills are required for election to the Foundation Board. A period of office is three years, and board members may not exceed a maximum term of four periods of office.
The members of the Foundation Board also serve as members of the boards of directors of the subsidiaries Vivao Sympany AG, Moove Sympany AG, Kolping Krankenkasse AG, Sympany Versicherungen AG and Sympany Services AG.
Each permanent committee comprises two to three members elected by the Foundation Board from their own ranks, each for one period of office.
The Auditing Committee assists the Foundation Board in monitoring financial affairs at Sympany, analyses the results of the audit and provides the Foundation Board with recommendations regarding the approval of the annual financial statements, the investment strategy and reporting on risk management. The committee also oversees and reviews the work of the external auditor. Chairman: Martha Scheiber; members: Serge Altmann, Siegfried Walser.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee supports the Foundation Board in identifying new members as well as in the appointment, dismissal and compensation of members of the Executive Board. The committee also assesses the work of the Executive Board and its CEO and makes remuneration proposals for members of the Foundation Board. Chairman: Siegfried Walser; members: Jürg Galliker, Sacha Geier.
The Foundation Board also maintains the IT Committee, which assists the Foundation Board in assessing IT projects and IT risks. Chairman: Sunnie Jaye Groeneveld; member: Rolf Baumann.